The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Kroes won the 50–54 age group at Rotterdam 2026 in 1:06:49, first of 14.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:04 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:53 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:07v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:43v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:06v median −0:26
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 3:56v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:58v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:02v median −0:44
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:31v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 346
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 346 men who finished.