The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Damian Zaal at Rotterdam 2026: 1:03:35, 27th of 1,192 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:16, was faster than 99% 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. The fastest of 6 finishes in the Open division for Damian Zaal.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:52v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:04v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 4:01v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:09v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:59v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:20v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:44v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
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.