The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Ásdís Guðnadóttir & María Ingimundardóttir crossed the line in 1:16:01: 45th of 327 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:29, was faster than 89% of the field.
Cologne ran fast: the 655 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:40v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:14v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:19v median −1:10
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 5:14v median −1:16
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:27v median −1:14
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:23v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:26v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:58v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 325
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 325 women's teams who finished.