The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Meersseman finished 427th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:38:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:49. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:20Running 1 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:05v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 5:27v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:25v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:33v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:24v median +0:16
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Block 08 19:31Running 8 6:13v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.