The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2023, Thomas Akse & Juul Van Den Bragt crossed the line in 1:14:59: 103rd of 249 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:34 quicker than the median and 35th of 249. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 1:49 more than the average race this season, going by 175 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:51v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:27v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 5:39v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:59v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 6:16v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:25v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 6:35v median +0:34
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 6:33v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 240
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 240 men's teams who finished.