The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Mark Vetter & Luca Kunz crossed the line in 1:16:54: 287th of 580 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. A harder second half: 2:11 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 8:38Running 1 4:28v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:32v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 5:50v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:29v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 6:06v median +0:49
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 5:52v median +0:31
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 6:59v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.