The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels van de Laar & Pien Rutten finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:06:50 for 67th of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:35 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:53, ahead of 94% of the field.
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 8:36Running 1 4:28v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:16v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:42v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:38v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:43v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:42v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 4:44v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 5:13v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1047
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,047 mixed teams who finished.