The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:31 at Amsterdam 2026 put Matthew Downes 531st of 570 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 22% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:43. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:40Running 1 5:04v median +1:13
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 6:06v median +1:16
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Block 03 15:25Running 3 6:10v median +1:04
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 5:56v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:08v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:03v median +0:50
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Block 07 15:23Running 7 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 08 22:17Running 8 6:19v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.