The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas van Doorn & Wouter van Doorn finished 545th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:38:16.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:08, behind 95% of the field.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:40 faster than the average race this season, by 989 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:59v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 7:34v median +2:21
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 8:10v median +2:53
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 8:07v median +2:46
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 7:24v median +2:07
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 7:59v median +2:38
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 8:55v median +2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.