The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:08 at Rotterdam 2026 put Martin Kalkhoven & Ruud Tuithof 409th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field 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 10:06Running 1 6:01v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:49v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 6:21v median +1:08
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 6:33v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:15v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 6:08v median +0:51
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 6:10v median +0:49
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 7:02v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.