The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Rutte took 3rd of 91 in the 25–29 age group at Rotterdam 2026, in 59:24.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:35 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:50 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:14, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 7:40 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Paris 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:48v median −1:05
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:29v median −1:14
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 3:39v median −1:23
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:38v median −1:29
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:44v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:40v median −1:26
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:45v median −1:23
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Block 08 8:03Running 8 4:09v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.