The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronny Chen & Helen Gao finished 1,076th of 1,206 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:34:39.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:55. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:22, behind 85% of the field.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,117 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:21v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:11v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:24v median +0:52
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:30v median +0:57
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:14v median +1:34
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:40v median +1:02
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Block 07 12:37Running 7 6:54v median +1:16
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 8:04v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.