The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marius Van Heesewijk finished 796th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:23:17, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:37. The race faded late: the second half went 4:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:18Running 1 3:12v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:03v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:11v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:02v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:11v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:01v median −1:05
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 08 18:12Running 8 4:38v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.