The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Ole Spohner & Kira Leimbach crossed the line in 1:17:09: 91st of 243 mixed teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 788 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:40v median +0:02
-
Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:47v median +0:03
-
Block 03 9:14Running 3 6:05v median +0:07
-
Block 04 9:15Running 4 6:10v median +0:12
-
Block 05 10:43Running 5 6:10v median +0:04
-
Block 06 7:38Running 6 6:04v median +0:02
-
Block 07 9:23Running 7 6:08v median +0:05
-
Block 08 9:03Running 8 5:05v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.