The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Franziska Bias & Bianca Straßen finished 180th of 262 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:31:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:30 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cologne ran fast: the 655 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:22v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:37v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 6:24v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:16v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:10v median −0:21
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 6:22v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:11v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 261
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 261 women's teams who finished.