The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gyles Ellison finished 125th of 608 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:13:59, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:40Running 1 3:24v median −0:29
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:01v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 4:06v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:15v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:30v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:17v median −0:55
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:11v median −0:56
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 4:44v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.