The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, Anne Biela & Alina Katzorke crossed the line in 1:25:22: 300th of 629 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 68% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:45 faster than the average race this season, by 655 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 6:05v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 6:27v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:40v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:41v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:48v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 7:10v median +0:41
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 6:23v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.