The race, in three figures
The race, in words
jago Demarest finished 442nd of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:40:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:06, behind 91% of the field.
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 10:39Running 1 5:41v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:35v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:13v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 6:24v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:53v median +1:43
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:10v median +1:04
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:18v median +1:10
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 7:23v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:06
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.