The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julius van der Aa & Wouter Van pelt finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:03:14 for 48th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 91% of the field.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:40 faster than the average race this season, by 989 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:45v median −1:26
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Block 02 5:32Running 2 3:51v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 3:59v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 4:08v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:19v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:15v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 4:08v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:40v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.