The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellen De Waal finished 370th of 462 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:54:51.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:51 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:29Running 1 6:20v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:12v median +0:42
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Block 03 14:30Running 3 7:09v median +1:25
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Block 04 16:29Running 4 7:24v median +1:31
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:24v median +1:26
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 7:20v median +1:23
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 7:02v median +1:08
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 9:23v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.