The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Vandeberg & Lars Rompelberg finished 706th of 994 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:17:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better 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 8:20Running 1 4:24v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:09v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:16v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:15v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:24v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:18v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:21v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:40v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.