The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:05 at Amsterdam 2026 put Diane de Gier & Steven Van Esveld 34th of 51 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. A harder second half: 2:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:58Running 1 4:40v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 6:05v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 6:40v median +1:02
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 7:04v median +1:21
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 7:28v median +1:33
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 7:15v median +1:21
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 7:21v median +1:32
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 8:14v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 51
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 51 mixed teams who finished.