The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, arnaud Bal crossed the line in 1:15:36: 114th of 570 men, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Rotterdam 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 6:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:04v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:45v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 5:02v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:55v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:26v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.