The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruth Kerßenfischer finished 545th of 583 women in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 2:03:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:19. A harder second half: 10:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:53, behind 86% of the field.
The field ran 1:13 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:12v median +0:21
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 6:41v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 7:03v median +0:51
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Block 04 18:16Running 4 7:02v median +0:48
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 7:41v median +1:19
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Block 06 10:19Running 6 7:25v median +1:14
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Block 07 16:26Running 7 7:57v median +1:45
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Block 08 22:10Running 8 9:08v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.