The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:10 at Rotterdam 2026 put Jill Hekking & Teuntje van der Zande 584th of 936 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:01. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 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 10:58Running 1 5:56v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:38v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:51v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 6:03v median +0:05
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:15v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:59v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 6:17v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 6:53v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.