The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tayfun Sertkaya finished 443rd of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:40:49.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:30 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:12. A harder second half: 4:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:08 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Rotterdam 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:17v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:50v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:47v median +0:37
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 8:08v median +3:02
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 5:59v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 7:31v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.