The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Michel Koekkoek crossed the line in 1:22:09: 728th of 1,620 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:37 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:48 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 5:07 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:46v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:29v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:56v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 5:04v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:59v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 5:35v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.