The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Hobbs & Ryan Gackowski finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 54:42 for 2nd of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:59, was faster than 99% of the field.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:40 faster than the average race this season, by 989 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:50v median −1:08
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Block 02 4:55Running 2 3:36v median −1:02
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Block 03 5:50Running 3 3:47v median −1:12
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Block 04 5:50Running 4 3:46v median −1:19
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:49v median −1:19
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Block 06 4:59Running 6 3:47v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:56v median −1:13
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Block 08 7:39Running 8 4:16v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 673
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 673 men's teams who finished.