The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:54 at Rotterdam 2026 put Dave Switters & Mark Switters 337th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:29Running 1 5:05v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:23v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 5:05v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:35v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:31v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:23v median +0:06
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:01v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.