The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:18 at Rotterdam 2026 put Gijs Van Broekhoven 196th of 570 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:25Running 1 4:47v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:45v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:05v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:13v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:09v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:04v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.