The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merle Middelkamp & Birte Middelkamp finished 202nd of 936 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:17:54, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:57. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:12Running 1 5:27v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:58v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 5:09v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:12v median −0:46
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:12v median −0:51
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 5:08v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 5:00v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:39v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.