The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Niels Van Den Broek & Mitchel Hogendoorn crossed the line in 1:06:45: 93rd of 580 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 3:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:48, ahead of 92% 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 8:52Running 1 4:47v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:39v median −0:10
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:49v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 5:02v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:55v median −0:22
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:45v median −0:28
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 5:25v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.