The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Edwin Vérité & Maélig Ngassa crossed the line in 1:16:16: 286th of 884 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:51. A harder second half: 5:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:04Running 1 4:05v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:52v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:06v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 5:08v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:00v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:53v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:08v median −0:58
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 7:24v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.