The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Maastricht 2026, Nancy Nkumu Bakuba & Zoé Segers crossed the line in 1:22:52: 105th of 418 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:03v median −0:40
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:28v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:41v median −0:41
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:57v median −0:29
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:52v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:52v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 6:04v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 6:15v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 400
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 400 women's teams who finished.