The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tjerk Schotanus finished 1,010th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:44:43.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:31, behind 85% 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 10:14Running 1 5:27v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:32v median +0:47
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:11v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 6:03v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:28v median +1:18
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Block 06 11:54Running 6 9:10v median +4:03
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:06v median +0:58
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Block 08 17:08Running 8 9:00v median +2:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.