The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:33 at Rotterdam 2026 put Erik Merx 658th of 1,192 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 452nd of 1,192. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:37 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field 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 10:07Running 1 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:01v median +0:16
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:23v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:29v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:16v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:18v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:24v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.