The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Lou van Gelder & Frederieke Kenter crossed the line in 1:20:07: 113th of 472 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 69% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:46 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 949 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 5:46v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:28v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:32v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:44v median −0:22
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:49v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:36v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 5:55v median −0:18
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:45v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.