The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:30 at Cologne 2026 put Johannes Schmidt & Karina Bürger 659th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:17, behind 86% 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 9:55Running 1 5:30v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:51v median +1:09
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:59v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 6:54v median +0:56
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 7:20v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:49v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 6:46v median +0:40
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 6:00v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.