The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Coen van den Elshout & Auke Rienstra crossed the line in 1:16:35: 283rd of 580 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:52. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:10v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:15v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:15v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:15v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:07v median −0:14
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:00v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.