The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nico Leidig & Jenny Middeke finished 875th of 884 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:59:20.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:26. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:20 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 11:51Running 1 6:50v median +2:10
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Block 02 11:44Running 2 8:57v median +3:15
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 8:59v median +3:01
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 9:10v median +3:12
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Block 05 16:08Running 5 10:24v median +4:19
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Block 06 11:38Running 6 9:40v median +3:38
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Block 07 16:15Running 7 9:56v median +3:50
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 8:47v median +3:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.