The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Nizar Ben Messaoud crossed the line in 1:25:47: 262nd of 556 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:16Running 1 5:02v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:39v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:43v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 4:53v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 5:04v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.