The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirsten Bauer & Viktoria Höbbel finished 253rd of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:14:58, faster than 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 64th of 884. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:24Running 1 4:19v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 6:27v median +0:29
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 6:00v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:46v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:50v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:53v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 5:34v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.