The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthijs Höppener took 2nd of 265 in the 30–34 age group at Rotterdam 2026, in 59:58.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:23 quicker than the median and 18th of 1,192. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:14, was faster than 99% 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 8:02Running 1 3:43v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:32v median −1:13
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Block 03 6:26Running 3 3:43v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:37Running 4 3:47v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:55v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 3:51v median −1:16
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Block 07 7:07Running 7 3:55v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 4:26v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1185
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,185 men who finished.