The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joep Pelsser finished 260th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:25:36, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:19v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:39v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 4:37v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 4:42v median −0:26
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 5:35v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.