The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Niamh McLoughlin & Ross MacMahon crossed the line in 1:20:49: 440th of 1,047 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:36.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:25v median −0:54
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Block 03 13:56Running 3 9:43v median +4:05
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:45v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:40v median −1:06
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:04v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.