The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Pedro Van Helden crossed the line in 1:25:35: 573rd of 1,192 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:22. A harder second half: 4:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Rotterdam 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 5:19 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:25v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:43v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:50v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:00v median −0:08
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 5:46v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.