The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Bekendam finished 302nd of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:27:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:10. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:53, ahead of 94% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:10v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:24v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:55v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:48v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:12v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:06v median +0:53
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:12v median −1:01
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 6:27v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.