The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paula Bilbao finished 222nd of 290 women in the Open division at Rotterdam 2023, in 1:50:32.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 2:27 more than the average race this season, going by 196 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 4:25v median +0:11
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Block 02 10:26Running 2 6:32v median +0:28
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Block 03 16:41Running 3 6:34v median +0:05
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Block 04 14:45Running 4 6:41v median +0:07
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 7:22v median +0:39
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Block 06 10:33Running 6 7:11v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 7:31v median +0:59
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 7:48v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 women who finished.