The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Van Rijswijk finished 206th of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:21:48, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 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. That was 2:01 off the time at Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:57v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:59v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:25v median +0:24
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:31v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:44v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:29v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:23v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:53v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.