The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Denise Marek & Lars Peters finished 348th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:18:16, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:00. 8:11 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 8:32Running 1 4:22v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:58v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:01v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:20v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:04v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:00v median −1:06
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 4:37v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.