The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Dries Smagghe crossed the line in 1:26:17: 595th of 1,192 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:59 on the median. A harder second half: 2:20 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. Dries Smagghe's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:26v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:15v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:16v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:28v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:24v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:28v median +0:20
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 6:19v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.