The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Laurens Van Hillegersberg crossed the line in 1:21:56: 716th of 1,620 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:33 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 1:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:44v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:33v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:39v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:26v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 5:22v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1611
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,611 men who finished.