The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruud Meekes & Sander Draak finished 540th of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:23:47.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:39Running 1 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:08v median +0:30
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:32v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:48v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:59v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:18v median +1:09
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:49v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.