The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Jiggy van Engelen & Alex van Mierlo crossed the line in 1:11:48: 164th of 580 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 989 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:40 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:47v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:41v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:05v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 5:06v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.