The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, rik geers & irene geers-fahner crossed the line in 1:19:35: 394th of 1,047 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:35Running 1 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:57v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:07v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:08v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:15v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:16v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:12v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.