The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian de Wind & Sem van Bijnen finished 221st of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:13:16, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:26Running 1 4:29v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:19v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 9:48v median +4:35
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:13v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:58v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 5:40v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.