The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:23 at Rotterdam 2026 put Emiel Schut & Joost Bergenhenegouwen 198th of 310 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:33Running 1 4:06v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:42v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:22v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:19v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:33v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:08v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:31v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 6:19v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.