The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michiel Weers finished 289th of 401 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:34:12.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:26. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 5:54v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:43v median +1:04
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:50v median +0:51
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:57v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 6:00v median +0:53
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Block 08 15:33Running 8 7:04v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.