The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Joe Baker crossed the line in 1:25:52: 272nd of 570 men, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:48 worse 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. 6:34 slower than at Copenhagen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:42v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:29v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 4:45v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:00v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:09v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:20v median +0:07
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Block 08 16:02Running 8 6:10v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 568
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 568 men who finished.