The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:52 at Cologne 2026 put Anja Backus & Jana Nieruch 198th of 262 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:02v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 6:16v median +0:09
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:51v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 7:03v median +0:33
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:21v median +0:45
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:10v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 7:07v median +0:30
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 6:46v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.