The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Jan Kutz & Melanie Kutz crossed the line in 1:20:36: 428th of 884 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:36. The race faded late: the second half went 3:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:53Running 1 4:23v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:58v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:22v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:30v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:48v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:31v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:44v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 5:26v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.