The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Wessel Van Loon & Albert Wijnsna crossed the line in 1:14:45: 272nd of 722 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran slow: the 499 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 5:05v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:48v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:06v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:20v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:56v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:03v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:36v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.