The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Rick Baltus & Derk Van den Berkhof crossed the line in 1:06:54: 143rd of 674 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 88% 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 8:10Running 1 4:06v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:58v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:15v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:12v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:12v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 6:07v median +1:03
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:15v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:55v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.