The race, in three figures
The race, in words
René Vrieling finished 953rd of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:26:36.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 29% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:47 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 8:43Running 1 4:20v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:03v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:25v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:22v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:44v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:39v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:36v median +0:32
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 6:46v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.