The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jos Eling & Lisa Van Zoest finished 276th of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:43:04.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:23, behind 86% 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 10:58Running 1 6:45v median +2:03
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 8:06v median +2:23
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 8:20v median +2:22
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 8:35v median +2:30
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Block 05 13:44Running 5 8:50v median +2:39
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 8:31v median +2:27
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 8:24v median +2:15
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 7:18v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.