The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Niels Van Elburg & Tijn Van Dijk at Amsterdam 2026: 59:05, 32nd of 994 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:21, was faster than 97% 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 7:01Running 1 3:13v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 3:53v median −0:52
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 4:07v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 4:09v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:22v median −0:47
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 4:26v median −0:42
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Block 08 8:10Running 8 4:40v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 men's teams who finished.