The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tess Vermeulen finished 72nd of 128 women in the Pro division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:24:31.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:02 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 2:12 faster than the average race this season, by 159 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:09v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:57v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:21v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:06v median +1:06
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:09v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:47v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 128
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 128 women who finished.