The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:32 at Maastricht 2026 put Merel Meentzen & Sam Heldens 202nd of 418 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:08v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:24v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:57v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 6:14v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:58v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:14v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 6:37v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:58v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.