The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sipke de Boer & Laurens Hoek at Rotterdam 2024: 1:03:49, 41st of 722 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 69% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:43 quicker than the median and 64th of 722. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 0:51 more than the average race this season, going by 499 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 4:06v median −1:34
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 4:02v median −1:13
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:16v median −1:23
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 4:17v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:28v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:20v median −1:23
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:39v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:52v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 718
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 718 men's teams who finished.