The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kees Boot & Nick Nijssen finished 684th of 994 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:16:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:11. The race faded late: the second half went 4:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:53v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:07v median −0:06
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 5:24v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:47v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.