The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Youp Hylkema finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:02:44 for 11th of 556 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:20 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:23, was faster than 98% of the field.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:36v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:44v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 3:53v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:06v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:56v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 3:57v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:43v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.