The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:54 at Rotterdam 2026 put Meike Smolders & Rens Albers 286th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:12 quicker than the median and 37th of 560. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field 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 9:52Running 1 5:24v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 6:04v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 6:20v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:19v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:15v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 6:28v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 7:12v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.