The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Ilco De Ruijter & Rowan Vogelzang crossed the line in 1:18:57: 182nd of 560 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 815 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:36 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:15v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:54v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 5:15v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:17v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:21v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:15v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 6:03v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.