The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:11 at Rotterdam 2026 put Bob Spil & Esmée van der Poorte 481st of 544 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:10Running 1 6:19v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 6:20v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 6:57v median +1:20
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 7:01v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:29v median +1:40
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 7:33v median +1:50
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Block 07 13:33Running 7 7:48v median +2:00
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 8:30v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.