The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katrin Schmücker & Kathleen Schroeter finished 204th of 327 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:30:41.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 6:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:52v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 6:04v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:09v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 6:46v median +0:16
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Block 05 12:29Running 5 7:28v median +0:47
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:45v median +1:13
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 7:54v median +1:16
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 7:04v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.