The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Mandersloot finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:05:57 for 39th of 1,192 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:39 quicker than the median and 56th of 1,192. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:40, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19. 0:36 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:03v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:59v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:14v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:17v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:10v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:19v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:13v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:46v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.