The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas van Dorst & Najib El Yakoubi finished 409th of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:17:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:08. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:08Running 1 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:21v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:29v median +0:30
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:22v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:38v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:30v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 6:04v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.