The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dion van Welie finished 173rd of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:19:32, faster than 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:56 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:19, ahead of 85% of the field.
The field ran 7:14 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:14v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:43v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:54v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:35v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 5:20v median −0:41
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.