The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martijn Michels finished 919th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:38:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:19 faster at Rotterdam 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:27v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:33v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 6:47v median +1:43
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 6:17v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:44v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 5:59v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:51v median +0:43
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 7:06v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.