The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:45 at Cologne 2026 put Vanessa Pollow & Celina Pollow 535th of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:30 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 10:43Running 1 6:02v median +0:56
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 7:17v median +1:09
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 7:30v median +1:10
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 7:40v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:31v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 7:21v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 7:39v median +1:10
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 9:35v median +3:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.