The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels van der Meer finished 448th of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:41:39.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:56 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:46Running 1 5:39v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:11v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:39v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:35v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:39v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 5:51v median +0:42
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Block 08 20:20Running 8 7:50v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.