The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rene van der Mark finished 533rd of 570 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:59:39.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field 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. Rene van der Mark's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:05Running 1 7:26v median +2:32
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 7:00v median +2:15
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Block 03 13:55Running 3 8:18v median +3:17
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Block 04 16:34Running 4 8:16v median +3:09
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 8:22v median +3:09
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Block 06 11:00Running 6 8:02v median +2:51
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 8:05v median +2:56
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 9:53v median +3:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.