The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Farid Darkaoui finished 554th of 556 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 2:43:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 12:01 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 20:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:59, behind 99% of the field.
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 10:28Running 1 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 02 13:57Running 2 10:27v median +5:44
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Block 03 17:15Running 3 10:30v median +5:28
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Block 04 21:18Running 4 10:44v median +5:37
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Block 05 16:38Running 5 10:51v median +5:41
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Block 06 15:14Running 6 10:55v median +5:49
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Block 07 15:50Running 7 11:01v median +5:53
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Block 08 36:01Running 8 16:31v median +10:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:59
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.