The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Van Der Zanden finished 451st of 767 men in the Pro division at Stockholm 2026, in 1:10:10.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:08. Stronger after halfway: 1:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Stockholm ran slow: the 651 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 slower here than at their other races. 3:43 slower than at Amsterdam 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:33Running 1 2:29v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 3:52v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:05v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:08v median −0:07
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:11v median −0:06
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:15v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:13v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 4:38v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 669
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 669 men who finished.