The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:08 at Heerenveen 2026 put Melanie Colpa 87th of 427 women in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:19 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Rotterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:02v median −1:19
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:27v median −1:06
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:53v median −0:51
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 4:53v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 4:57v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:31v median −1:17
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:52v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 5:09v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 421
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 421 women who finished.