The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:34:43 at Cologne 2026 put Verena Schmidt 217th of 216 women in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:07, behind 99% of the field.
That was 9:10 off the time at Rotterdam 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:58Running 1 5:40v median +1:40
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Block 02 16:35Running 2 10:20v median +5:16
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Block 03 17:18Running 3 8:59v median +3:33
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Block 04 21:28Running 4 8:40v median +3:14
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Block 05 14:52Running 5 9:05v median +3:33
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Block 06 13:48Running 6 9:22v median +3:58
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Block 07 21:32Running 7 9:11v median +3:39
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Block 08 25:16Running 8 9:10v median +3:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 216
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 216 women who finished.