The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cologne 2025, Mustafa Sönmezoglu & Burak Sönmez crossed the line in 1:11:19: 72nd of 149 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:42 faster than the average race this season, by 636 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:47v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:38v median +0:00
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:56v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:32v median +0:31
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:20v median +0:21
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 6:27v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 148
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 148 men's teams who finished.