The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Karlijn Vrolijk & Marlot Vrolijk crossed the line in 1:23:22: 372nd of 936 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 949 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:49v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:37v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:58v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:59v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:04v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 6:08v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 6:17v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 7:04v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.