The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Melcher & Jessica Melcher-Chhen finished 247th of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:31:52.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:37Running 1 5:28v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 6:33v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:51v median +0:53
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 7:43v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 7:37v median +1:26
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 7:41v median +1:37
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 8:21v median +2:12
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 7:22v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.