The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:59 at Cologne 2026 put Benita Blöcher & Felix Böttle 147th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cologne ran fast: the 788 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:00v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:34v median −1:08
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:39v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:37v median −1:21
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:40v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:40v median −1:22
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:41v median −1:25
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 4:16v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.