The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Arjen De Smet at Rotterdam 2026: 1:10:05, 56th of 556 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:39 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:41, ahead of 95% 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. That was 1:52 off the time at Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:52v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:49v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:00v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:11v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:01v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:05v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 4:52v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.