The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:18 at Rotterdam 2026 put Klaas Schmits 568th of 1,192 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:24v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:33v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:01v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:05v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:47v median −0:20
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 4:34v median −0:34
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 5:22v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.