The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nadja Köhler finished 386th of 583 women in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:41:36.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:26 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:34Running 1 6:11v median +1:20
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Block 02 10:35Running 2 7:19v median +1:23
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 7:29v median +1:17
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 7:37v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:24v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 7:03v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 6:54v median +0:42
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:32v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.