The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:03 at Amsterdam 2026 put Merel Bloks 433rd of 1,122 women in the Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:47 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:59 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 904 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:21v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:24v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:25v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:28v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:53v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:33v median −0:13
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:37v median −0:07
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 5:52v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.