The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Esther Cornec & Susan Aanraad crossed the line in 1:16:22: 151st of 936 women's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:45, ahead of 89% 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 9:37Running 1 4:49v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:47v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:02v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 5:08v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:12v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:18v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:26v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:01v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 933
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 933 women's teams who finished.