The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Joris Van der Veeken crossed the line in 1:22:34: 475th of 1,192 men, faster than 60% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:07 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 10:12Running 1 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:42v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:49v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:47v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 4:55v median −0:13
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 5:12v median −0:52
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.