The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merle Hendriks finished 275th of 411 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:39:59.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:05. The race faded late: the second half went 2:37 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 11:44Running 1 6:29v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 6:01v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 6:05v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 6:18v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:24v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:17v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 6:25v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 7:46v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.