The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Esther Burggraaf & Bjorn Heijstek finished 1,202nd of 1,206 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 2:14:07.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 12:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:28 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 9:22Running 1 5:06v median +0:44
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Block 02 12:38Running 2 10:18v median +5:00
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Block 03 16:38Running 3 11:31v median +5:59
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Block 04 14:36Running 4 11:03v median +5:30
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Block 05 18:28Running 5 13:26v median +7:46
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Block 06 14:32Running 6 12:29v median +6:51
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Block 07 15:19Running 7 11:19v median +5:41
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Block 08 21:14Running 8 16:16v median +10:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
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.