The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:21 at Amsterdam 2026 put Mitchel Klaaijsen 509th of 608 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:29 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 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 9:18Running 1 4:28v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:01v median +0:13
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 7:44v median +2:38
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 7:49v median +2:43
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:33v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:16v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 6:43v median +1:36
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 8:20v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.