The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:05 at Rotterdam 2026 put Nick van den Ierssel 367th of 401 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:38 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
The field ran 5:19 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 5:01v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:09v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:16v median +0:17
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Block 04 16:55Running 4 10:04v median +5:00
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 8:00v median +2:50
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 7:39v median +2:35
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:34v median +0:27
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Block 08 18:28Running 8 11:01v median +5:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.