The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Borkes & Carsten Pithan finished 854th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:50:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:33 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 10:02Running 1 5:30v median +0:50
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Block 02 10:21Running 2 7:38v median +1:56
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 8:36v median +2:38
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Block 04 14:40Running 4 7:56v median +1:58
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 8:16v median +2:11
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 7:54v median +1:52
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 7:46v median +1:40
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Block 08 15:28Running 8 7:39v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.