The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricardo Kraak finished 821st of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:33:53.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 16% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both. 5:46 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:40v median −0:15
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 6:39v median +1:54
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 8:23v median +3:19
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 7:08v median +2:02
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 7:14v median +2:04
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:04v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:05v median −0:03
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 5:56v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.