The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Walsh finished 136th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:11:32, faster than 89% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 72% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:37, ahead of 96% 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. 3:27 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:04v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:45v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 3:54v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:56v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:03v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:07v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 4:08v median −1:00
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 9:55v median +3:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.