The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Moby van der Velden & Sascha de Smit finished 300th of 466 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:33:02.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better 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 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:44Running 1 6:38v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 6:25v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 6:44v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 6:51v median +0:45
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 6:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:58v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 6:46v median +0:33
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 7:42v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 466
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 466 women's teams who finished.