The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karin Reinke & Linda Piechatzek finished 251st of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:23:04, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:14Running 1 5:26v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:11v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 6:10v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 6:14v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:16v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 6:09v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 6:25v median −0:04
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 5:40v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.