The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:43 at Rotterdam 2026 put Sander Van der Ven & Zoë Van Bruggen 176th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:36 faster than the average race this season, by 815 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:46v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:19v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:41v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:45v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:54v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:43v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:49v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 6:18v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.