The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:02:51 at Bologna 2026 put Niek Scheepens & Jens Van Den Hout 68th of 482 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 86% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 97% of the field across all eight, against 75% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:00, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bologna gained about 2:06.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:37v median +0:02
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:37v median −0:23
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:23v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:28v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:43v median −0:14
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Block 08 8:10Running 8 4:48v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 481
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 481 men's teams who finished.