The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joppe Verhoeff finished 373rd of 401 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:52:17.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:55, behind 87% of the field.
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 10:52Running 1 6:02v median +1:11
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 8:02v median +3:23
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:58v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 6:29v median +1:25
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 7:40v median +2:30
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Block 06 10:21Running 6 6:44v median +1:40
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Block 07 15:48Running 7 6:54v median +1:47
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 8:52v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.