The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:54 at Rotterdam 2026 put Joost Opschoor & Jordy van Leeuwen 450th of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:23Running 1 5:58v median +1:00
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:32v median +0:54
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:29v median +0:30
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:32v median +0:24
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:45v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.