The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joran Verlaan & Wessel Ijdo finished 610th of 674 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:30:26.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:30 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 8:06Running 1 4:02v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:50v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 8:11v median +3:12
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 6:11v median +1:06
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:38v median +2:30
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 7:13v median +2:09
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 8:15v median +3:06
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 8:16v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.