The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christel van Balkom finished 403rd of 485 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 2:01:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:50 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:04 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:37Running 1 6:59v median +1:13
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 6:58v median +1:22
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 7:10v median +1:19
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Block 04 16:26Running 4 7:25v median +1:31
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 7:33v median +1:30
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 7:23v median +1:26
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Block 07 16:16Running 7 7:23v median +1:20
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Block 08 21:07Running 8 9:05v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 481
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 481 women who finished.