The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jessica Bleicher & Michael Bleicher finished 613th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:27:43.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:02 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better 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 9:32Running 1 4:53v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:55v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 6:16v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:17v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:13v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 6:15v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:59v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.