The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Wooning finished 528th of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:56:11.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 11:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 15:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:29 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 4:23 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Rotterdam 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:24v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:20v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 04 14:47Running 4 5:36v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:52v median +0:30
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Block 06 10:11Running 6 6:51v median +1:38
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Block 07 24:14Running 7 7:55v median +2:42
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 7:26v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.