The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vera van Polen finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:18:17 for 45th of 506 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 75% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:49 faster at Rotterdam 2025 than at Amsterdam 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:34v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:29v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:24v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:27v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:36v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:28v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:24v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 5:45v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 486
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 486 women who finished.