The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ann-Sophie Weigel & Mats Gehling finished 204th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:13:10, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:14 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 8:24Running 1 4:12v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:53v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:56v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:56v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:08v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:04v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:02v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 4:49v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.