The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juriaan Tierie finished 989th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:43:34.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:37 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. 0:47 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 5:57v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:36v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:45v median +0:41
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Block 04 14:13Running 4 5:34v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:40v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:45v median +0:38
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Block 07 14:44Running 7 5:46v median +0:38
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 6:46v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.