The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Greatbatch won the 50–54 age group at Rotterdam 2026 in 1:09:58, first of 38.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 76% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 301st of 1,192. Time in the roxzone, 4:47, was faster than 95% of the field.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both. That was 1:37 off the time at Boston 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:52v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:38v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 3:57v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:05v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:05v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:07v median −1:01
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 4:43v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.