The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Mercier finished in the top 10% of the field at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:06:34 for 96th of 1,620 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:08 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 1:41 faster than the average race this season, by 1,723 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 3:10v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:50v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:13v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:07v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:07v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 4:00v median −1:06
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 3:55v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 4:42v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.