The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manuel Steps & Paul van Mulekom finished 239th of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:10:13, faster than 65% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 67th of 674. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better 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 0:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:58v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:33v median −0:05
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:46v median −0:13
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:58v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:48v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:51v median −0:13
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 5:05v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:32v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.