The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simo Mekouar finished 563rd of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 2:17:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:43. A harder second half: 8:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:52, behind 86% of the field.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,723 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:41 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:34v median −0:17
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Block 02 11:33Running 2 7:08v median +2:18
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Block 03 17:44Running 3 8:25v median +3:19
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Block 04 20:12Running 4 9:56v median +4:46
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Block 05 17:06Running 5 11:16v median +5:54
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Block 06 13:11Running 6 10:01v median +4:48
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Block 07 15:38Running 7 9:40v median +4:27
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Block 08 24:02Running 8 12:04v median +6:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
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.