The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Spaans & Etienne Harteloh finished 545th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:37:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:02 in the roxzone was slower than 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 11:08Running 1 6:35v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:23v median +1:34
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 7:20v median +2:14
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 7:08v median +1:55
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 7:17v median +2:00
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 7:39v median +2:26
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 8:30v median +3:13
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 9:26v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
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.