The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Vincent Schimanski & Mats Frehn crossed the line in 1:05:16: 65th of 490 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 94% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:35v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:17v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:38v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:42v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:40v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:38v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:36v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:11v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 487
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 487 men's teams who finished.