The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Lars van Ancum & Bram Wesselman crossed the line in 1:09:24: 127th of 580 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 87% 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 8:27Running 1 4:13v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:08v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:18v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:34v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:21v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:28v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:05v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.