The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, john spearman crossed the line in 1:24:50: 550th of 1,192 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:18 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:20 behind the median.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:43 on London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 4:48v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:31v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:53v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:50v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:51v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 5:39v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.