The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Stephan Lahme & Anna Lollies crossed the line in 1:16:02: 82nd of 243 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:25Running 1 4:19v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:12v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:22v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 5:26v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:35v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:32v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:41v median −0:22
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 5:00v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.