The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sara Peters & Vanessa Richards at Amsterdam 2026: 1:12:09, 23rd of 297 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 93% of the field.
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 8:22Running 1 3:55v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:43v median −1:05
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:01v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:57v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:57v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:59v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:55v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 5:21v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 297
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 297 women's teams who finished.