The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvin Vorstenbosch & Kevin Konings finished 125th of 344 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:10:44, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 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 Amsterdam gained about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:53v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:50v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:53v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:56v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:51v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:49v median −0:27
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:01v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 5:11v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 342
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 342 men's teams who finished.