The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2025, Ruben Vergouwe & Thijs Staubach crossed the line in 1:10:51: 212th of 733 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:59v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:39v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 5:15v median −0:13
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:35v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 5:01v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 5:19v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 720
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 720 men's teams who finished.