The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justin Gelens & Malcolm Babel finished 229th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:13:34, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:40. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:40Running 1 4:18v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:59v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:42v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:40v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:29v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 5:27v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.