The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frank Ligthart finished 608th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:27:01.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:18Running 1 5:33v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:20v median +0:35
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:33v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:30v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:46v median +0:38
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 6:27v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.