The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rene Schüttler & Katrin Kirchner finished 261st of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:15:11, faster than 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 87% of the field.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 788 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:53v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 8:04v median +2:06
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:46v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:54v median −1:11
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 8:08v median +2:06
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 8:03v median +1:57
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Block 08 7:58Running 8 4:08v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.