The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Koninckx & Koen Jespers finished 401st of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:22:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:30 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 worse 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 9:54Running 1 5:34v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:59v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:01v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:03v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:10v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:07v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 6:42v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.