The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niek KleinJan finished 335th of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:29:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:25. The race faded late: the second half went 5:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:20 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:10v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:12v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 4:58v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:44v median −0:27
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 6:05v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.