The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:37 at Amsterdam 2026 put Michael Lovegrove 192nd of 243 men in the Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:37, behind 91% of the field.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 1:38 faster than the average race this season, by 319 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:46v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:33v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:14v median +0:45
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:16v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:38v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:27v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:28v median +0:58
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 7:18v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.