The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:26 at Rotterdam 2026 put Bastiaan Mansens & Michael van den Bergh 131st of 310 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 15th of 310. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:40 faster than the average race this season, by 989 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 5:26v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 5:02v median +0:14
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 5:28v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:30v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:21v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:11v median −0:07
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 5:12v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 6:00v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 310
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 310 men's teams who finished.