The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Theinen & Sven Alpers finished 195th of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:25:43.
A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:44Running 1 4:40v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:52v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:23v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 6:25v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:39v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:38v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 6:51v median +0:42
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:04v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.