The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:57 at Rotterdam 2026 put Wessel Looijschelder & Michael Nijenhuijzen 113th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:06, was faster than 88% 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 8:56Running 1 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 5:06v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 5:08v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:14v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:09v median −0:08
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:57v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 5:38v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.