The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:48 at Cologne 2026 put Florence Bodson & Marie Delvenne 173rd of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:33, was faster than 85% 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 8:57Running 1 4:27v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:27v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:30v median −0:50
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:33v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:42v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:56v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:44v median −0:45
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 5:03v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.