The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Anne Saemann & Dalel Abdoun-Charef crossed the line in 1:21:39: 215th of 629 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median.
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 9:48Running 1 4:55v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:35v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:51v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:58v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:00v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:50v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 6:03v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:27v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.