The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:21 at Rotterdam 2026 put Jelle Bert Jongsma & Sam Sjoers 450th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:10. The race faded late: the second half went 3:50 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 9:00Running 1 4:48v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 5:12v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 5:24v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:28v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:40v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:45v median +0:24
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 6:43v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.