The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijs ten Broecke finished 470th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:44:50.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:58Running 1 5:46v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:49v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:21v median +1:19
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Block 04 15:10Running 4 6:13v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:23v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:10v median +1:04
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Block 07 14:58Running 7 6:34v median +1:26
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 8:14v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.