The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Relay division at Berlin 2026, Maas Droste & Isaac Huisman & Matthijs Polman & Damian Van der Ess crossed the line in 54:40: 4th of 25 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 8:59, was faster than 88% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:25Running 1 2:25v median −0:31
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Block 02 4:13Running 2 2:31v median −0:27
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Block 03 4:50Running 3 2:32v median −0:31
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Block 04 5:44Running 4 2:38v median −0:15
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Block 05 6:36Running 5 2:37v median −0:29
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Block 06 4:38Running 6 2:53v median −0:27
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Block 07 5:14Running 7 2:31v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:10Running 8 3:49v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 25
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 25 men's teams who finished.