The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manuel Arens finished 264th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:25:50, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. A harder second half: 2:38 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:53v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:15v median +0:07
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 5:47v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.