The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:19 at Maastricht European Championships 2023 put Acacia Falkena on the age-group podium: 3rd of 16 in the 50–54 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Maastricht European Championships gained about 1:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 5:40v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:59v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:13v median −0:48
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:34v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:31v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:20v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:24v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:31v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 254
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 254 women who finished.