The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Marc middelkoop & Christiaan Hoekstra crossed the line in 1:09:11: 134th of 580 men's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 5:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 90% 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 8:19Running 1 4:27v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:20Running 2 4:07v median −0:42
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 9:36v median +4:30
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:46v median −0:27
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:41v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:38v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:50v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 5:16v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.