The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Lien Backx & Gerd Vercruysse crossed the line in 1:19:22: 600th of 1,206 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,117 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:53v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:44v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:51v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:52v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:59v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:53v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:48v median +0:10
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 6:01v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1204
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,204 mixed teams who finished.