The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Koen Martens finished 768th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:32:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:01. A harder second half: 5:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:12v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 4:14v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:51v median −0:17
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 5:46v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.