The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dana Bülow & Sophie Hofstetter finished 599th of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:49:11.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:22 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 11:28Running 1 6:49v median +1:43
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 8:05v median +1:57
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 8:41v median +2:21
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 8:45v median +2:22
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Block 05 14:03Running 5 9:05v median +2:34
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Block 06 11:15Running 6 9:29v median +3:03
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 9:51v median +3:22
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 8:51v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.