The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Maarten van Pamelen & Jens Arets crossed the line in 1:06:35: 79th of 580 men's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:56, was faster than 91% 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 8:34Running 1 4:16v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 3:57v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:18v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:33v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:31v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:29v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:29v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:06v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.