The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roman Smirnov finished 519th of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:54:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 24% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:28. A harder second half: 5:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:18v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 6:00v median +0:59
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 5:40v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:58v median +0:45
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 5:53v median +0:42
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Block 07 14:21Running 7 5:57v median +0:48
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Block 08 23:20Running 8 7:31v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.