The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:53 at Rotterdam 2026 put Joris Van der Heide & Morris Melchior 510th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:01, behind 88% of the field.
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 10:14Running 1 6:12v median +1:01
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 6:19v median +1:30
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 6:43v median +1:37
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 7:06v median +1:53
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 7:10v median +1:53
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 7:00v median +1:47
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 7:01v median +1:44
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 8:06v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.