The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:26 at Cologne 2026 put Linda Fritsche & Patrick Hombrecher 33rd of 243 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:56, was faster than 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:48v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:37v median −1:07
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:00v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:51v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:01v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:59v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:16v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:34v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 241
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 241 mixed teams who finished.