The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Natan took 3rd of 10 in the 55–59 age group at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:26:27.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:23. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19. 0:31 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 4:47v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 4:38v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 4:47v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:53v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:00v median −0:09
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 5:36v median −0:29
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.