The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thom van Loon & Mees van Loon finished 250th of 385 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:11:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:05. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 171 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:12v median −0:14
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:48v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:28v median +0:01
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:44v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:52v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:44v median +0:14
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:30v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 4:56v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 385
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 385 men's teams who finished.