The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:54 at Rotterdam 2026 put Joey van der Laan 157th of 401 men in the Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 9:24 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 10:15Running 1 6:00v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:51v median +1:12
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 6:28v median +1:29
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 6:37v median +1:33
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:37v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 5:28v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.