The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:49 at Cologne 2026 put Marie Theres Heideck & Melanie Brouwers 315th of 327 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:25Running 1 5:24v median +0:14
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Block 02 11:18Running 2 8:59v median +2:49
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 9:13v median +2:44
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Block 04 15:30Running 4 9:24v median +2:54
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Block 05 15:44Running 5 9:49v median +3:08
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Block 06 12:23Running 6 10:17v median +3:45
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Block 07 14:55Running 7 10:02v median +3:24
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 7:53v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.