The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:53 at Rotterdam 2026 put Mike Meerts 279th of 570 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:44 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:09v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:17v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:28v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:40v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:40v median +0:31
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 6:25v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.