The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Kevin van den Akker crossed the line in 1:19:23: 364th of 1,192 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Kevin van den Akker.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:46v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:41v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:18v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:58v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:04v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:56v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.