The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathijs Zijlstra finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:09:30 for 51st of 556 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Rotterdam 2026 and Gent 2025 were 3:58 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:50v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 4:07v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:05v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:18v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:12v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:20v median −0:48
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 4:57v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.