The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Victor Melotte & Marco Melotte finished 384th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:21:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:35Running 1 5:24v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:29v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:12v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:31v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 6:20v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.