The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Gaida & Christopher Gaida finished 534th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:24:45.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:51Running 1 4:50v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 6:06v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 6:32v median +0:34
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 6:39v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 7:02v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:46v median +0:44
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 7:00v median +0:54
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:26v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.