The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Christian Nolde & Alexandra Assman at Cologne 2026: 1:00:44, 13th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:21, was faster than 96% 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 7:09Running 1 3:12v median −1:28
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:04v median −1:38
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:18v median −1:40
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 4:19v median −1:39
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:29v median −1:36
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:24v median −1:38
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 4:22v median −1:44
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Block 08 7:36Running 8 3:51v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 881
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 881 mixed teams who finished.