The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Vissers & Stijn Ruwaard finished 185th of 249 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2023, in 1:27:19.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:53, was faster than 91% of the field.
Rotterdam ran slow: the 175 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:55v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 8:17v median +2:43
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 8:23v median +2:29
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 8:22v median +2:24
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 8:32v median +2:25
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 8:26v median +2:24
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 8:11v median +2:10
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 7:54v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
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.