The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Esmée Baartmans finished 135th of 411 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:27:41, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:54. The race faded late: the second half went 3:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:50 faster than the average race this season, by 605 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 4:40v median −1:11
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:00v median −0:35
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:27v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:32v median −0:23
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:45v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:34v median −0:21
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:30v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:43v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 404
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 404 women who finished.