The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Elske Breeuwsma & Berber Speerstra crossed the line in 1:17:34: 246th of 1,030 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:50, was faster than 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 2:34.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:00v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:14v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:17v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:36v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:43v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:39v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:08v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1029
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,029 women's teams who finished.