The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alain Goepfert & Alexandra Goepfert finished 282nd of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:45:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:04 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 10:03Running 1 5:28v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:39v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 7:19v median +1:21
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 7:16v median +1:11
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Block 05 13:45Running 5 8:09v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 7:07v median +1:03
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Block 07 13:48Running 7 7:04v median +0:55
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Block 08 15:13Running 8 6:52v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.