The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Monique Van kan crossed the line in 1:24:13: 312th of 1,122 women, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:08 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 904 athletes who raced both. 2:44 slower than at Berlin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 3:46v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:43v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:54v median −0:49
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 4:59v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:06v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:02v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:56v median −0:48
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 5:35v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1118
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,118 women who finished.