The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:30 at Rotterdam 2026 put Dieter Van Miert 532nd of 570 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 4:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:56, behind 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19. 0:46 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:10Running 1 5:53v median +0:59
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 6:04v median +1:19
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 6:00v median +0:59
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Block 04 16:18Running 4 6:24v median +1:17
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:23v median +2:10
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:09v median +1:58
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 7:04v median +1:55
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Block 08 18:10Running 8 9:19v median +3:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:56
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.