The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jorg van Waas won the 45–49 age group at Rotterdam 2026 in 1:10:00, first of 45.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:19, was faster than 85% 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 8:25Running 1 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:58v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:28v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:26v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:31v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:32v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:10v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.