The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bram Smits & Mick Smits finished 1,094th of 1,206 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:35:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:18Running 1 4:55v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:41v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:39v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:46v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:49v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:45v median +0:07
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Block 07 14:04Running 7 6:00v median +0:22
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 7:30v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.