The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Benders finished 212th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:22:37, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:47Running 1 4:22v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:49v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 6:12v median +1:10
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 6:27v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:22v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:08v median +1:02
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:29v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:28v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.