The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Omari Simpson finished 338th of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:29:58.
The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 33% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,723 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:41 quicker here than at their other races. 6:34 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:04v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:06v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:20v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:34v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:44v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:43v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:57v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 7:22v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.