The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Drake finished 960th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:41:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:23v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 6:16v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:31v median +2:21
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:45v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 7:15v median +2:07
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Block 08 15:55Running 8 8:50v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.