The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Bennett van Fessem & Sascha van Zelst crossed the line in 1:21:47: 226th of 560 mixed teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:57Running 1 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:53v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:15v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:11v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:16v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:15v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:18v median −0:36
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 6:13v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.