The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Esther Kik finished 130th of 287 women in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:30:23, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:30v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:47v median +0:11
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 5:55v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:59v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:38v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 6:01v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 6:08v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 284
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 284 women who finished.