The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Albert Van der Laan finished 1,061st of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:49:36.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:19 quicker here than at their other races. 3:49 slower than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:31v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:33v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 5:46v median +0:42
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:57v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:13v median +1:03
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:18v median +1:11
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Block 07 15:47Running 7 6:21v median +1:13
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 7:31v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.