The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Christina Michaelis & Alexander Herber crossed the line in 1:11:06: 150th of 884 mixed teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:43 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field 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 8:13Running 1 3:55v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:36v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:46v median −1:12
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:47v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:03v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:56v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:58v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:44v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.