The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Konkol & Freya Küppers finished 197th of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:21:11, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:48Running 1 4:25v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:36v median −0:32
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:41v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 6:02v median −0:21
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:17v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:08v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 6:08v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:30v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.