The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Oliveira & Lynn Bildgen finished 520th of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:38:08.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:24Running 1 4:34v median −0:32
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 8:34v median +2:26
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 8:46v median +2:26
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 8:42v median +2:19
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Block 05 13:55Running 5 8:39v median +2:08
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 8:38v median +2:12
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 8:33v median +2:04
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:12v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.