The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Melissa Veenstra crossed the line in 1:32:26: 102nd of 236 women, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 5:45v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:58v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 6:02v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:15v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:05v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:10v median +0:18
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 6:59v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 236
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 236 women who finished.