The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:47 at Rotterdam 2026 put Mike Backer 1,038th of 1,192 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:48 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:23 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 11:04Running 1 5:54v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:48v median +1:03
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 6:00v median +0:56
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 6:01v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:11v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:17v median +1:10
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 6:31v median +1:23
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Block 08 17:39Running 8 7:40v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.