The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jens Van Baaren & Luuk Van Baaren finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 59:30 for 16th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 79% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:40 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:22, was faster than 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:40v median −1:31
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:30v median −1:19
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 3:41v median −1:25
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Block 04 6:07Running 4 3:47v median −1:26
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:55v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:46v median −1:27
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Block 07 6:31Running 7 3:52v median −1:25
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:19v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 576
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 576 men's teams who finished.