The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefan van Eijk & Arno Slager finished 190th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:12:53, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:46v median −0:27
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:50v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:56v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:14v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:46v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.