The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Matthijs Verheijen crossed the line in 1:12:27: 158th of 1,192 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median.
The field ran 2:08 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:27v median −1:28
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:42v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 3:48v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:49v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 3:55v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 3:55v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 4:25v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.