The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emily Nicolai finished 267th of 462 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:39:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:00 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:47 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:11Running 1 5:35v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:32v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:49v median +0:05
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 5:42v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:45v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:53v median −0:04
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:51v median −0:03
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 6:59v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:48
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 459
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 459 women who finished.