The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mark Bandstra & Hidde De Vries at Amsterdam 2026: 1:01:42, 85th of 994 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:32 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 95% 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 7:14Running 1 3:24v median −0:31
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:54v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:57v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:37Running 4 4:02v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 4:11v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:10v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:28v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
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.