The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick van der Linden & Steef Ronge finished 527th of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:23:02.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:04, behind 86% of the field.
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 10:27Running 1 5:57v median +0:59
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:29v median +0:51
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 5:59v median +1:00
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 6:08v median +1:03
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:14v median +1:06
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 6:00v median +0:56
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:42v median +0:33
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:41v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.