The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick van der Meer & Luc Wijsman finished 426th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:23:46.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 28th of 580. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse 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 10:13Running 1 5:56v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:41v median +0:48
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 6:08v median +0:55
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 6:15v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:38v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:34v median +1:17
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 6:30v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 8:13v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.