The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:00 at Amsterdam 2026 put Niek Van Der Boon 972nd of 1,620 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:26 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:51Running 1 3:37v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:30v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:40v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 7:54v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.