The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Hitzert finished 973rd of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:42:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:17, behind 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 1:19.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 5:59v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:41v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:56v median +0:52
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:58v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:12v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:20v median +1:13
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 6:27v median +1:19
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 8:01v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
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.