The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:24 at Rotterdam 2026 put Dennis van Aerts 303rd of 1,192 men in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:10v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:37v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 4:29v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:24v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:17v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 5:14v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.