The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bob Demarteau & Pieke Van De Pas finished in the top 10% of the field at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:04:19 for 29th of 496 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:02, was faster than 92% 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 7:16Running 1 3:24v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:18v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:24v median −1:17
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:28v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:38v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:34v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:32v median −1:17
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:49v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.