The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthijs Höppener & Femke Herber finished in the top 10% of the field at Amsterdam 2026, in 57:48 for 6th of 496 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:27 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:24, ahead of 99% of the field.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 2:06 faster than the average race this season, by 1,117 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 3:01v median −1:25
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:41v median −1:47
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:01v median −1:40
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Block 04 6:20Running 4 4:00v median −1:44
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 4:09v median −1:40
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 4:00v median −1:45
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:07v median −1:42
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 4:24v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 mixed teams who finished.