The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Aylin-Zelal Özdemir & Moritz Piehl crossed the line in 1:16:29: 292nd of 884 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:06 quicker than the median and 49th of 884. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:18Running 1 4:17v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:46v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:59v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:58v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 6:05v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 6:02v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 6:07v median +0:01
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:15v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.