The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:18 at Rotterdam 2026 put Erwin van Dijk & Myron Mekel 483rd of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:00, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:32Running 1 5:28v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:31v median +0:53
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:37v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:43v median +0:35
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:15v median +0:11
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:16v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 8:27v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.