The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Parkinson finished 244th of 401 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:28:35.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:35. A harder second half: 3:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:11Running 1 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:32v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:48v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:07v median +0:03
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 5:08v median +0:01
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 6:20v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.