The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:14 at Cologne 2026 put Ben Jones & Melanie Jones 100th of 243 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:09 quicker than the median and 11th of 243. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 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 8:50Running 1 4:53v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:47v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 6:04v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 6:13v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:11v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 6:09v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:26v median +0:23
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 5:29v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.