The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Luxem & Ronja Strunk finished 738th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:34:26.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:22 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 9:20Running 1 5:06v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:15v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 6:51v median +0:53
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:57v median +0:59
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:46v median +1:41
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 7:17v median +1:15
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 7:38v median +1:32
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 7:31v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.