The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vic Vandendaele won the Open division at Rotterdam 2026 in 55:32, first of 556 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 99% of the field.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 1:37 on Karlsruhe 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 3:22v median −1:31
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:14v median −1:29
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Block 03 6:02Running 3 3:27v median −1:35
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:33v median −1:34
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Block 05 7:38Running 5 3:33v median −1:37
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:33v median −1:33
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:28v median −1:40
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Block 08 7:36Running 8 3:56v median −2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 550
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 550 men who finished.