The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Kayleigh Messer-Ruijten & Kenneth Messer crossed the line in 1:18:58: 376th of 1,047 mixed teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:21Running 1 4:50v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:43v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:17v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 5:14v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:20v median −0:25
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:17v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:28v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:12v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.