The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Van den Berg & Kai Versnel finished 361st of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:19:17.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:47. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:23 better 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 9:29Running 1 5:09v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:47v median −0:02
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:52v median −0:14
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 9:57v median +4:44
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:18v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:12v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:21v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:01v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.