The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Yones Boulfaja crossed the line in 1:24:26: 192nd of 401 men, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. 9:08 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 3:16 on Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:49v median −0:02
-
Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:48v median +0:09
-
Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:00v median +0:01
-
Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:05v median +0:01
-
Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:03v median −0:07
-
Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:05v median +0:01
-
Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:20v median +0:13
-
Block 08 11:58Running 8 6:02v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.