The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:08 at Amsterdam 2026 put Marck van Baal & Joris van der Zee 32nd of 51 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 5:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 1:52 faster than the average race this season, by 1,001 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:14v median +0:05
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Block 02 12:56Running 2 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:42v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:22v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:28v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:15v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:17v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 6:22v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 51
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 51 men's teams who finished.