The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sebastiaan van der Perk & Esther Versteeg at Rotterdam 2026: 1:08:40, 91st of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:41, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:36.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:55v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:21v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:27v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:26v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:20v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:28v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:26v median −1:20
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 5:02v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.