The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefan van den Eeden finished 1,121st of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:58:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:56. A harder second half: 20:44 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:41v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:19v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 5:23v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:28v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:16v median +0:09
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:06v median −0:02
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Block 08 29:32Running 8 7:25v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:46
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.