The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bart van Elferen finished 348th of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:31:14.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:51 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:31 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 10:10Running 1 5:22v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:01v median +0:16
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 5:33v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:40v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:48v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:32v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:36v median +0:27
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 6:57v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.