The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Gierse & Cynthia Richert finished 265th of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:37:19.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:55, behind 91% 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 10:20Running 1 5:44v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 7:06v median +1:23
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 7:26v median +1:28
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 7:46v median +1:41
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 7:50v median +1:39
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:38v median +1:34
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 7:48v median +1:39
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 8:22v median +2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.