The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dana Van De Sand & Timo Baumkötter finished 434th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:20:42, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:41Running 1 4:26v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:22v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 5:45v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:41v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:56v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:55v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 6:08v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:26v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.