The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Bijkerk finished 324th of 401 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:38:18.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:59 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:42Running 1 5:21v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:00v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:17v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:12v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:21v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 5:20v median +0:13
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Block 08 18:01Running 8 6:59v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.