The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:05 at Rotterdam 2026 put Ivan Blagoev 269th of 556 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:45. A harder second half: 5:01 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 9:06Running 1 4:14v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:10v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:36v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 4:53v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:56v median −0:10
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 4:50v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 5:32v median −0:29
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.