The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Volker Nitzsche & Sabine Nitzsche at Cologne 2026: 1:06:45, 66th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:17, ahead of 97% 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 7:46Running 1 3:37v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:24v median −1:18
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 4:36v median −1:22
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:37v median −1:21
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:32v median −1:33
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:34v median −1:28
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:42v median −1:24
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 4:20v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.