The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:10 at Cologne 2026 put Vera Steffens 566th of 583 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:36. The race faded late: the second half went 17:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:53 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:08Running 1 5:11v median +0:20
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 6:26v median +0:30
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 6:12v median +0:00
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Block 04 17:33Running 4 6:27v median +0:13
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 6:35v median +0:13
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:34v median +0:23
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Block 07 22:13Running 7 6:31v median +0:19
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Block 08 25:59Running 8 7:40v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.