The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Svenja Schwarzlose & Luisa Derksen crossed the line in 1:21:17: 205th of 629 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:54 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 8:43Running 1 4:11v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:34v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:52v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:47v median −0:36
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:30v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:14v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 6:21v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:45v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.