The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Schalk Willem Pieterse finished 1,186th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:32:34.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 12:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:46, behind 91% of the field.
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 8:16Running 1 3:35v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:36v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:30v median +0:17
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Block 06 13:33Running 6 10:28v median +5:22
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 6:46v median +1:42
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 6:39v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.