The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Robbin Kiela & Jip Tombrink crossed the line in 1:07:17: 264th of 994 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 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 7:49Running 1 3:57v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:43v median −0:02
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:48v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 5:08v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:12v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 5:01v median −0:08
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 5:00v median −0:08
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 5:15v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.