The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roland Gommers finished 505th of 608 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:38:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:18 in the roxzone was slower than 89% 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 8:36Running 1 4:24v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:15v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 5:39v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:55v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:59v median +0:47
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Block 07 13:06Running 7 6:04v median +0:57
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Block 08 15:55Running 8 7:26v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.