The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:43 at Rotterdam 2026 put John Villiers 370th of 570 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19. 19:05 faster than at Johannesburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:56v median +0:11
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:16v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 5:40v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:51v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:20v median +0:09
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:32v median +0:23
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Block 08 14:11Running 8 6:26v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.