The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:15 at Rotterdam 2026 put Matthijs van Es & Resley Stjeward 232nd of 310 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:19. A harder second half: 5:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 989 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:40 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 5:01v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:23v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:19v median −0:03
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:08v median +0:50
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 7:14v median +1:51
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 7:23v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.