The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:30 at Rotterdam 2026 put Selma van Helden & John Phernambucq 572nd of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:33Running 1 5:50v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:22v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:48v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:57v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 6:19v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:20v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:16v median +0:30
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 7:17v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.