The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Wasiu Hack crossed the line in 1:25:19: 569th of 1,192 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:54 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 8:53Running 1 4:29v median −0:26
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 4:02v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 4:05v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:13v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:26v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:23v median −0:45
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Block 08 16:55Running 8 6:50v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.