The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:37 at Cologne 2026 put Vanessa Schäffner 289th of 583 women in the Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:11. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Stuttgart 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 4:56v median +0:05
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 5:50v median −0:06
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 5:54v median −0:18
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 6:00v median −0:14
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:03v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:45v median −0:26
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:46v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:34v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 577
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 577 women who finished.