The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paulien De Geest finished 547th of 1,122 women in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:31:27, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:48 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:14v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:55v median −0:35
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:57v median −0:46
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:01v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:07v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:01v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 08 17:12Running 8 5:37v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.