The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lieke van der Veen & Nikki Smeets finished 353rd of 936 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:22:43, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:09Running 1 5:33v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:23v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:58v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 6:02v median +0:04
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:10v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 6:09v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 6:16v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 7:04v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.