The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Kube & Pauline Penz finished 766th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:35:51.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:50, behind 91% 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 9:34Running 1 5:36v median +0:56
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 7:09v median +1:27
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 7:24v median +1:26
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 7:39v median +1:41
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 8:09v median +2:04
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 8:33v median +2:31
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 8:22v median +2:16
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 7:36v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.