The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Smolders & Noa Van Der Burgh finished 444th of 707 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:26:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. A harder second half: 4:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:41 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:52v median −1:06
-
Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:12v median −0:22
-
Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:07v median −0:43
-
Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:07v median −0:45
-
Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:35v median −0:28
-
Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:37v median −0:18
-
Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:47v median −0:10
-
Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:32v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:41
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 699
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 699 mixed teams who finished.