The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:38 at Rotterdam 2026 put sjoerd van der Meer 346th of 401 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:03, behind 88% of the field.
The field ran 7:14 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:26v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:22v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:36v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 5:52v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:01v median +0:51
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 07 15:40Running 7 9:07v median +4:00
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 7:27v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.