The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:53 at Rotterdam 2026 put Nicky de Jong 511th of 556 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:52, behind 94% of the field.
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 11:27Running 1 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 6:04v median +1:21
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 6:25v median +1:23
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 6:39v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:42v median +1:32
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 6:36v median +1:30
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Block 07 16:26Running 7 6:48v median +1:40
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Block 08 18:35Running 8 9:21v median +3:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:52
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.