The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Lea Steinmetz & Luca Steinmetz crossed the line in 1:14:03: 78th of 311 mixed teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:14. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:40Running 1 4:01v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:21v median −1:22
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:09v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:14v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:05v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:10v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 5:04v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 4:56v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.