The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:06:58 at Rotterdam 2026 put Romano Baal on the age-group podium: 2nd of 62 in the 35–39 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:38 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:30 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 7:14 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:33v median −1:18
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:29v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 3:44v median −1:15
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 3:42v median −1:22
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:57v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 3:44v median −1:20
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:37v median −1:30
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 4:18v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 401
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 401 men who finished.