The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nikita Saakes & Wiljan Killop finished 503rd of 506 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 2:11:03.
A station race more than a running one: 21% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 10:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:21, behind 96% 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 9:14Running 1 4:35v median +0:13
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Block 02 13:20Running 2 10:50v median +5:31
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Block 03 15:38Running 3 11:21v median +5:49
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Block 04 15:22Running 4 11:39v median +6:07
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Block 05 17:18Running 5 12:06v median +6:24
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Block 06 13:52Running 6 11:35v median +5:57
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Block 07 15:42Running 7 11:57v median +6:18
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Block 08 19:23Running 8 13:32v median +7:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:21
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.