The race, in three figures
The race, in words
joop Strous took 3rd of 17 in the 55–59 age group at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:27:53.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:17 behind the median.
The field ran 3:58 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 4:57v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:31v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:59v median −0:11
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 4:56v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:58v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 5:41v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.