The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:01 at Rotterdam 2026 put Matt Donkelaar & Michael de Vos 340th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:12. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:40Running 1 4:25v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:26v median +0:13
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:24v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:28v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:29v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 6:12v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.