The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:02 at Bologna 2026 put Niels Ruigrok Van Der Werven & Tycho Van Veenendaal 249th of 482 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:10Running 1 5:07v median +0:32
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 5:01v median +0:24
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 5:16v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 5:14v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 5:06v median +0:09
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:10v median +0:13
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 5:17v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.