The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rick Batist & David Veenman at Rotterdam 2026: 1:04:21, 58th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:01, was faster than 90% 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 8:16Running 1 4:01v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:16v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:11v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:17v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:14v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:23v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:50v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.