The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Rutger Boxman & Valerio Cairo crossed the line in 1:13:12: 196th of 580 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:41 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field 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 9:14Running 1 4:59v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:55v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:57v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:56v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:02v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:30v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.