The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:32 at Amsterdam 2026 put Ross Swords 275th of 1,620 men in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:15, was faster than 86% of the field.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 1:41 faster than the average race this season, by 1,723 athletes who raced both. 0:39 faster than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:29v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:17v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:23v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:18v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:20v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:25v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:07v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.