The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marwan El Taghdouini finished 300th of 401 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:35:35.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:26, behind 91% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:12v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:03v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:51v median +0:52
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:16v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:23v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:28v median +0:24
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 5:21v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 5:45v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.