The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for David Den Besten at Amsterdam 2026: 1:03:43, 47th of 1,620 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 216th of 1,620. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:40, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 1:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:52v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:41v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 3:46v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 3:45v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:56v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:57v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:00v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:17v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1611
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,611 men who finished.