The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Van Middelaar & Stefan Huisman finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 58:15 for 6th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:40, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:59v median −1:14
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Block 02 5:04Running 2 3:39v median −1:14
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Block 03 6:12Running 3 3:44v median −1:29
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Block 04 6:17Running 4 3:50v median −1:27
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:57v median −1:24
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:56v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 4:05v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 4:27v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 579
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 579 men's teams who finished.