The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Sanne van Ettinger & Wouter van Tuijl crossed the line in 1:19:25: 185th of 544 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:36 faster than the average race this season, by 815 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:14v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:35v median −0:02
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:50v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:45v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:33v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:47v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 6:18v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 mixed teams who finished.