The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Fabienne Klein & Niels Bardenhagen at Cologne 2026: 59:55, 5th of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:04, was faster than 98% of the field.
Cologne ran fast: the 788 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:20v median −1:22
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:24v median −1:19
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 4:34v median −1:24
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 4:37v median −1:28
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:30v median −1:41
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:28v median −1:36
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 4:36v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:31Running 8 4:01v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 307
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 307 mixed teams who finished.