The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:17 at Rotterdam 2026 put Marcel Rijkee 360th of 1,192 men in the Open division, ahead of 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Rotterdam 2026 and Gent 2025 were 3:58 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:18v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:20v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:40v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:34v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:36v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 5:08v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.