The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Meike Verhagen & Julie Lammers at Rotterdam 2026: 1:09:24, 10th of 472 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:24 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:26, was faster than 96% of the field.
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 9:18Running 1 4:42v median −1:18
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:24v median −1:15
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 5:08v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:55v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:06v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:56v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 5:02v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 5:37v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 472
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 472 women's teams who finished.