The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Kira Riepe & Vera Richter crossed the line in 1:18:18: 133rd of 629 women's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:45 faster than the average race this season, by 655 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 6:34v median +1:28
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:36v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 6:00v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 6:13v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:52v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:48v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:44v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 5:10v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.