The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Riche Hiemcke finished 795th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:32:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:06 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse 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 8:52Running 1 4:07v median −0:48
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 4:20v median −0:25
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 4:51v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:03v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:59v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 5:08v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 6:18v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.