The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Venhoff & Rieke Meyer finished 137th of 327 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:24:50, faster than 58% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:45 faster than the average race this season, by 655 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:11v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 6:34v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 6:40v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:55v median +0:14
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:42v median +0:10
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 6:57v median +0:19
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 6:12v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.