The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Nielen & Melanie Birkhoff finished 632nd of 1,206 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:20:01.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 154th of 1,206. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 2:06 faster than the average race this season, by 1,117 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:16v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:22v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:39v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 5:36v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:51v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:34v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:29v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 6:28v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.