The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merel Taal finished 426th of 506 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:53:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 605 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:50 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:48Running 1 6:26v median +0:31
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 6:28v median +0:50
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Block 03 16:25Running 3 9:12v median +3:17
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Block 04 17:04Running 4 6:45v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:44v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:33v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 6:32v median +0:36
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 8:11v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.