The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Coen van Welie finished 757th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:31:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. A harder second half: 4:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:56, behind 96% of the field.
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 10:11Running 1 4:58v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:16v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:30v median −0:34
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 4:39v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:54v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:04v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 6:12v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:56
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.