The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean Paul Van Dorst finished 503rd of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:50:53.
The farmers carry was where this race was made, 0:32 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races. 4:29 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:30v median +0:45
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Block 03 13:15Running 3 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 5:42v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:48v median +0:37
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Block 07 17:33Running 7 6:02v median +0:53
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 7:17v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.