The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, robin smits & kayleigh van der horst crossed the line in 1:14:05: 229th of 1,047 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 815 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:36 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:30v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:45v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:56v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:58v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:53v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:00v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:31v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.