The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Erik Brandsma & Mariëlle Esser crossed the line in 1:18:05: 163rd of 560 mixed teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 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 0:36.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:03v median −0:40
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:01v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:27v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:31v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:07v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:27v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:56v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.