A previous article on split times on the Around Texel 120K is from 12 years ago: https://www.ultraned.org/n_item/f2540.php So it is time for an update; see the table below. Listed are the split times of the first three men plus the split times of all the women that officially finished. Note that in 2005 a cut off of 13 hours was introduced, for both men and women. During the first edition in 1993, no halfway times were recorded.
In the past the front runners generally did the first round in about 4 hours 45 minutes or more, but in the last three editions 2011 – 2013 – 2015 the front runner was faster: 4.29 – 4.35 – 4.27. The Scottish runner Paul Giblin nearly broke the course record last year but stranded within one minute. So the course record of Dirk Westerduin from 1997 still stands and he is the only male front runner with a negative split (- 5 minutes). The woman course record by Anke Drescher from 1999 (with a split of only 7 minutes) was broken last year by both Léonie van den Haak and Mildred Haans. Léonie performed an amazing race, with a relaxed first round she increased her pace in the second round and had a negative split of 9 minutes.
See for the alltime lists of the 120K: https://www.ultraned.org/n_item/f6605.php
Martien Baars
(martien.baars <> gmail.com)
{fixed}{b}Split times of the Around Texel 120K{eb}
{i}Top men finishers plus all women finishers{ei}
first second split finish
round round time time
{b}2015{eb}
Paul Giblin (GBR) 4.27 4.57 30 9.24.15
Daniel Oralek (CZE) 4.38 5.21 43 9.59.29
Christiaan van Meurs 4.55 5.44 49 10.39.30
{b}Léonie van den Haak 5.28 5.19 – 9 ! 10.47.00{eb}
Mildred Haans 5.09 5.45 36 10.53.51
Jannet Lange 6.04 6.34 30 12.38.28
{b}2013{eb}
Jan-Albert Lantink 4.35 4.56 21 9.31
Olivier Jacques (F) 4.46 5.29 43 10.15
Peter Palmans (B) ? ? ? 10.54
Wilma Dierx ? ? ? 11.57
{b}2011{eb}
Jan-Albert Lantink 4.29 5.14 45 9.43
Peter Palmans (B) 5.02 5.48 46 10.50
Geert Stynen (B) 5.07 5.45 38 10.52
Sharon Gayter (GBR) 5.52 6.32 40 12.24
Léonie van den Haak 5.51 6.40 49 12.31
{b}2009{eb}
Jan-Albert Lantink 4.46 5.01 15 9.47
Olivier Jacques (F) 4.48 5.17 29 10.05
Robert Boersma 4.48 5.41 53 10.29
Monique Mühlen (L) 5.58 6.38 40 12.36
{b}2007{eb}
Edward de Ruiter 4.50 5.16 26 10.06
Veron Lust 4.55 5.25 30 10.20
Wim Epskamp 5.02 5.23 21 10.25
Ida Verduin-Boone 5.30 6.05 35 11.35
{b}2005{eb}
Wim-Bart Knol 4.46 5.08 22 9.54
Wim Epskamp 4.51 5.12 21 10.03
Jochen Höschele (D) 5.13 5.14 1 10.27
Elke Streicher (D) 5.35 5.59 24 11.34
Anke Drescher (D) 5.37 6.08 31 11.45
Ria Buiten 6.02 6.17 15 12.19
{b}2003{eb}
Wim-Bart Knol 4.46 4.58 12 9.44.43
Jan Nabuurs 5.16 5.28 12 10.44.22
Tom Hendriks 5.29 5.39 10 11.08.40
Lies Heijnen 6.00 6.46 46 12.46.11
{b}2001{eb}
Paul Beckers (B) 4.46 5.04 18 9.49.48
Wim Epskamp 4.56 5.06 10 10.01.36
Karl Graf (D) 5.01 5.30 29 10.31.08
Ria Buiten 5.54 8.17 143 14.10.34
{b}1999{eb}
Guus Smit 4.40 5.21 41 10.01.16
Roel Keizer 5.02 5.24 22 10.26.27
Mik Borsten 5.08 6.37 89 11.45.00
Anke Drescher (D) 5.24 5.31 7 10.55.44
{b}1997{eb}
{b}Dirk Westerduin 4.44 4.39 – 5 ! 9.23.30{eb}
Wim Epskamp 4.44 5.02 18 9.46.22
André van der Zwan 4.50 5.35 45 10.25.37
Anke Drescher (D) 5.16 5.44 28 10.59.58
{b}1995{eb}
Ron Teunisse 4.47 5.05 18 9.52.38
Wim-Bart Knol 4.50 5.30 40 10.20.31
Valery Klement (D) 4.47 5.42 55 10.29.33
{b}1993{eb}
Ron Teunisse ? ? ? 9.47.38
Tom Keij ? ? ? 10.50.16
Jan Knippenberg ? ? ? 11.18.50{efixed}