The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:28 at Rotterdam 2026 put Dave Rombout 101st of 570 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 94% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:55 quicker than the median and 47th of 570. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:58 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:38v median +1:53
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:41v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:48v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:48v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:38v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:38v median −0:31
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:03v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 568
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 568 men who finished.