The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pierre Bruns finished 404th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:20:33, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:00v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 4:31v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:32v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:28v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 5:42v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.