The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tobias Wertz & Melanie Thoma finished 195th of 243 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:33:01.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:30. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse 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
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:50v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 6:15v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:29v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 6:59v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:29v median +1:23
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:23v median +1:21
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 6:57v median +0:54
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:29v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.