The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:11 at Rotterdam 2026 put Thomas van Dooremaal & Sebastiaan van Dooremaal 478th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:15Running 1 5:37v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 6:37v median +1:31
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 7:26v median +2:13
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:38v median +1:21
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:25v median +1:12
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 6:11v median +0:54
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 7:14v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.