The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Ellen Simons & Sabrine Nekkers crossed the line in 1:24:34: 501st of 1,030 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 2:34 faster than the average race this season, by 972 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:22v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:34v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:48v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:57v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:00v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:01v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:48v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 6:30v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.