The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:34 at Rotterdam 2023 put Roy Versteeg & Dennis Toppin 231st of 249 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:43, behind 90% 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 9:21Running 1 4:48v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 7:04v median +1:30
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 8:15v median +2:21
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 8:43v median +2:45
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Block 05 13:43Running 5 9:14v median +3:07
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 8:53v median +2:51
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 9:02v median +3:01
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 9:46v median +3:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.