The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:45 at Rotterdam 2026 put Lieke Wolters & Annemarie van Elswijk 263rd of 466 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 949 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:04Running 1 7:00v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 6:36v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 6:44v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 6:44v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:44v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:35v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 6:12v median −0:01
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 7:22v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 466
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 466 women's teams who finished.