The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Van Gerpen finished 304th of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:27:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:52 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 7:52Running 1 3:22v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:16v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:54v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:47v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:45v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 5:19v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.