The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:57 at Amsterdam 2026 put Herman Hoekman & Olivier Stulp 41st of 51 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:31 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 8:12Running 1 3:56v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:02v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:24v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:24v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:35v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:30v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:36v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 7:30v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.