The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Van der Sluis finished 950th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:40:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:25 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 10:35Running 1 5:32v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:39v median +0:54
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:53v median +0:49
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 5:51v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:41v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:48v median +0:41
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Block 07 12:59Running 7 5:28v median +0:20
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Block 08 17:24Running 8 7:11v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.