The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julia Ploenes & Sonja Struckholt finished in the top 10% of the field at Cologne 2026, in 1:12:35 for 45th of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:42 on the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:58, ahead of 95% of the field.
Cologne ran fast: the 655 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:45 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:53v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:05v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:05v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 5:03v median −1:20
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:56v median −1:35
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:59v median −1:27
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:03v median −1:26
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 6:37v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 women's teams who finished.