The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xander Smolders won the 30–34 age group at Amsterdam 2026 in 56:17, first of 105.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:54, ahead of 99% of the field.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,723 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:41 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 2:47v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:26v median −1:24
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:38v median −1:28
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 3:42v median −1:28
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:40v median −1:42
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Block 06 4:50Running 6 3:31v median −1:42
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 3:40v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:35Running 8 3:56v median −2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 568
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 568 men who finished.