The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Wilbert van Eijsden & Gaby van Eijsden-Bos crossed the line in 1:20:49: 212th of 544 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 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 11:01Running 1 6:30v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:53v median +0:31
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 6:08v median +0:31
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:55v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:34v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:18v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:32v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 6:14v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.