The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:08 at Amsterdam 2026 put Robert Jan Poppen on the age-group podium: 3rd of 11 in the 45–49 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:08 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:54. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:31 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:23v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:05v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:13v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:15v median −0:15
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:22v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:25v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:29v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 5:05v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 243
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 243 men who finished.