The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:21 at Rotterdam 2026 put Marco van Gestel 299th of 401 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:19Running 1 4:46v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:26v median −0:13
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:20v median +0:21
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Block 04 13:37Running 4 5:35v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:53v median +0:43
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:00v median +0:56
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 6:27v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.