The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willem Valks finished 236th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:24:11, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:11v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:38v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:57v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:07v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:08v median +0:00
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 5:58v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.