The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jessica Buchem & Denise Lange finished 522nd of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:38:16.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:01 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 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 10:49Running 1 5:50v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 7:02v median +0:54
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 7:28v median +1:08
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 7:30v median +1:07
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 7:55v median +1:24
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:37v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 7:38v median +1:09
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 6:46v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.