The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roel van Bakel finished 235th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:24:09, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:34 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both. That was 1:21 off the time at Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:09v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:08v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:27v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:30v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:34v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:31v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:40v median +0:32
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 6:26v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.