The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Casper Hamburger crossed the line in 1:25:31: 259th of 556 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:31 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:33 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. 1:33 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:43v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:40v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 4:39v median −0:27
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 4:41v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:22v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.