The race, in three figures
The race, in words
liesbeth Valk finished 291st of 411 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:42:47.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:15 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:29v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:27v median −0:08
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 5:43v median −0:08
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 5:41v median −0:14
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:25v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:09v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:15v median +0:23
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 7:46v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.