The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fedde van der Vlugt & Jaap Gulikers finished 393rd of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:16:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 989 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:40 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:20v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:47v median +0:09
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:14v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:07v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 5:08v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:06v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.