The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Nils Oberschelp & Martin Zielke crossed the line in 1:15:07: 174th of 362 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:59v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:03v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:40v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:54v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 6:02v median +0:24
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 6:15v median +0:36
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 6:03v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 361
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 361 men's teams who finished.