The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon van Heck finished in the top 10% of the field at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:06:12 for 42nd of 1,192 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:48 quicker than the median and 47th of 1,192. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:29, was faster than 97% 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. 1:52 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 3:48v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:39v median −1:06
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 3:54v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:04v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:14v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:11v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:19v median −0:49
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 4:44v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.