The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelvin Nel finished 1,158th of 1,192 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 2:10:35.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:39. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:50 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 13:47Running 1 8:20v median +3:25
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 7:10v median +2:25
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Block 03 14:02Running 3 7:26v median +2:22
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Block 04 19:04Running 4 7:47v median +2:41
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 7:48v median +2:38
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 7:50v median +2:43
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Block 07 17:02Running 7 8:27v median +3:19
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Block 08 20:53Running 8 10:29v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
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.