The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shadi Shiban & Lisa Kaffka finished 871st of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:56:57.
A station race more than a running one: 21% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:40, behind 99% 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 10:26Running 1 5:50v median +1:10
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Block 02 11:08Running 2 8:33v median +2:51
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 9:16v median +3:18
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Block 04 15:40Running 4 10:33v median +4:35
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Block 05 15:14Running 5 9:32v median +3:27
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Block 06 10:35Running 6 9:07v median +3:05
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Block 07 13:47Running 7 9:14v median +3:08
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Block 08 16:13Running 8 10:46v median +5:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:40
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.