The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dennis Dekker & Kevin van den Bogaard at Amsterdam 2026: 59:17, 36th of 994 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:46 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:50, ahead of 89% 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 6:46Running 1 2:58v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:43v median −1:02
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Block 03 6:47Running 3 3:54v median −1:09
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 3:56v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:05v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:51v median −1:18
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 3:44v median −1:24
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Block 08 7:50Running 8 4:04v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.