The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jörg Sellge & Lale Niermann finished 306th of 311 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:55:05.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:16 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 10:33Running 1 6:04v median +1:22
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 7:50v median +2:07
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 8:02v median +2:04
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Block 04 14:53Running 4 8:44v median +2:39
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Block 05 14:51Running 5 9:20v median +3:09
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 8:37v median +2:33
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 8:52v median +2:43
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 8:07v median +2:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.