Cologne Marathon 2026
Cologne · October 4, 2026 · 9,628 finishers
- Where the field cracked
- 30 km
- Negative splits
- 9.5%
- Median finish
- 4:10:13
- Finishers
- 9,628
Largest drop in pace between two mats.
Share of the field that ran the second half faster.
Fade, by finish time
Fade tracks ability, so a single field-wide median would compare you against people running a different race. Each band below is the median for runners who finished near your time.
| Band | Median fade |
|---|---|
| <3:00 | 2.7% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 5.4% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 6.1% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 10.1% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 14.2% |
| >5:00 | 19.1% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 11.7°C – 20.4°C
- Humidity at peak
- 58%
- Wind
- 1 km/h – 5 km/h
Temperature ran from 11.7°C to 20.4°C. At its hottest, the air was at 58% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | 11.7°C | 94% | 2 km/h |
| 11:00 | 13.1°C | 90% | 2 km/h |
| 12:00 | 15.1°C | 83% | 2 km/h |
| 13:00 | 17.4°C | 76% | 1 km/h |
| 14:00 | 19.6°C | 63% | 2 km/h |
| 15:00 | 20.3°C | 58% | 3 km/h |
| 16:00 | 20.4°C | 58% | 3 km/h |
| 17:00 | 20.2°C | 58% | 5 km/h |
| 18:00 | 19.3°C | 69% | 3 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 5 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.