The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sarah Van Buer & Ulrike Schönfeld at Cologne 2026: 1:13:12, 51st of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:45.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:22v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:09v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:13v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:04v median −1:19
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:06v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:12v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:10v median −1:19
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:43v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.