The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Rockx finished 273rd of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:26:41, faster than 51% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 168th of 556. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:56 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:43 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 9:09Running 1 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:37v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:27v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:20v median +0:12
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 5:28v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.