The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karel Cardinaels & Bernd Van de Cruys finished 201st of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:12:27, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:44 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 989 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:40 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:50v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:37v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:54v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:18v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 5:14v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 5:12v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:21v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:11v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.