The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Raphaëlle Lucas & Luca BERTIN at Rotterdam 2026: 1:07:11, 30th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:45, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:36.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:58v median −1:45
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:58v median −1:29
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:15v median −1:30
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:27v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:23v median −1:28
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:17v median −1:33
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 4:10v median −1:44
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:50v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 558
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 558 mixed teams who finished.