The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Koen Groenestein finished 1,067th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:29:03.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:50Running 1 3:33v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:28v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:27v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:18v median +0:14
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Block 08 17:36Running 8 6:10v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.