The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Kay-Arne Heskes crossed the line in 1:14:14: 63rd of 401 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:11, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:02v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 3:50v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 3:59v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:09v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:20v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 4:12v median −0:55
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:48v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.