The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Joost Hermanns & Olaf Sterkenburg crossed the line in 1:10:03: 234th of 674 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:58v median +0:00
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:27v median −0:11
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:33v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:46v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:44v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:11v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.