The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Melkert & Tessa van der Veen finished 333rd of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:17:50, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:53 behind the median.
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 9:07Running 1 4:34v median −1:05
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:52v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:12v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:14v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:18v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:07v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.