The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:14 at Rotterdam 2026 put Sem Gielen & Nina Gielen 494th of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse 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 9:48Running 1 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:22v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:25v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:46v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 6:39v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.