The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:48 at Amsterdam 2026 put Melanie Van Minderhout & Boy Van Minderhout 466th of 506 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:10, behind 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 2:06.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 6:00v median +1:38
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 7:27v median +2:08
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 7:50v median +2:18
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 7:51v median +2:19
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:56v median +2:14
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 7:49v median +2:11
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 8:04v median +2:25
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Block 08 13:09Running 8 8:14v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 504
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 504 mixed teams who finished.