The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:51 at Amsterdam 2023 put Michelle Smulders 332nd of 394 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:58. A harder second half: 5:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:00 faster at Amsterdam 2023 than at Amsterdam 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:13v median +0:58
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Block 02 10:30Running 2 7:28v median +1:18
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Block 03 14:46Running 3 7:31v median +1:03
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 7:46v median +1:19
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Block 05 13:34Running 5 8:27v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 8:24v median +1:56
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Block 07 15:42Running 7 8:51v median +2:22
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 10:39v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 388
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 388 women who finished.