The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Thijs Zwakhals & John Van Oosten crossed the line in 1:09:10: 346th of 994 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:19 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,001 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 3:32v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:13v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:26v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:31v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:52v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:55v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:45v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:19v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.