The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hermen De Gelder took 2nd of 17 in the 50–54 age group at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:21:35.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:27 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 4:58v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:38v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:00v median +0:01
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:06v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:01v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:06v median −0:01
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 5:37v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.