The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Maaike Hoogenboom & Vera Gaasbeek at Rotterdam 2026: 1:13:42, 25th of 472 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:25, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:06v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:35v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:43v median −1:15
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 4:54v median −1:12
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:09v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:55v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:08v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:34v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.