The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:42 at Amsterdam 2026 put Matt Brownsey & Pablo Bernal-Mencia 513th of 994 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 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 9:53Running 1 5:54v median +1:59
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:28v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:16v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:30v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:42v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:43v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:32v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:01v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.