The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pepijn Veen finished 294th of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:27:52.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:54 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:37v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:04v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:17v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:56v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:54v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 5:46v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.