The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vera Pieterson & Cas Verhoef finished 839th of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:34:08.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:10 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 11:18Running 1 6:26v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 6:05v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:31v median +0:53
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 7:07v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:46v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 7:24v median +1:43
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:35v median +0:49
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 7:19v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.