The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:23 at Amsterdam 2026 put Mo Sameh 1,157th of 1,620 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:07 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:31v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:35v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 5:54v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:25v median +1:12
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:56v median +0:50
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 6:00v median +0:56
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 6:55v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.