The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Enid Mezei & Bart Hermens crossed the line in 1:18:12: 352nd of 1,047 mixed teams, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:14Running 1 5:59v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:26v median +0:07
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:34v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:40v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 6:08v median +0:27
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:24v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 6:10v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.