The race, in three figures
The race, in words
OSAMA SADEGH BENMOFTAH finished 500th of 608 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:38:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Amsterdam gave the field time back: about 1:41 faster than the average race this season, by 1,723 athletes who raced both. 13:51 slower than at Boston 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:01v median +1:08
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:10v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:09v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 6:34v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:45v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:57v median +1:45
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 7:06v median +1:59
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 7:25v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 603
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 603 men who finished.