The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:50 at Rotterdam 2026 put Renco Wesseling & Bas Soontiens 393rd of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:57Running 1 7:38v median +2:25
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 5:36v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 6:01v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:01v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:54v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:41v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 6:27v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.