The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Paul Thiele & Joanna Roer crossed the line in 1:19:11: 132nd of 311 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:21v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:38v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:37v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:45v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:48v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:51v median −0:18
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:21v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.