The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian van den Heuvel finished 1,014th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:44:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:32 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:43Running 1 6:15v median +1:20
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:59v median +1:14
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 6:19v median +1:15
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 6:19v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:22v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:15v median +1:08
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Block 07 14:17Running 7 6:32v median +1:24
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 8:24v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.