The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dave Bakkenes & Steven Spaans at Rotterdam 2024: 1:04:20, 45th of 722 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:00 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:00, ahead of 97% of the field.
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 8:36Running 1 4:44v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:53v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 5:02v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 5:00v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:53v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:58v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 4:59v median −0:39
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Block 08 7:45Running 8 4:32v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
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.