The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bert Kiemel & Esther Kiemel finished 358th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:29:17.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 6:18 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 10:15Running 1 5:40v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:48v median +0:21
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Block 03 14:10Running 3 10:32v median +4:47
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 6:12v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:57v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:54v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:50v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:36v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.