The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Val Jenko finished 128th of 401 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:18:57, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:48 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:24v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:17v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:52v median +0:53
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:40v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:30v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 4:54v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.