The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Marnix Tiemessen crossed the line in 1:11:51: 100th of 608 men, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 73% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:51 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:13Running 1 3:15v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:33v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:45v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 5:16v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:52v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:21v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 603
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 603 men who finished.