The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niek Metze finished 1,218th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:33:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:10. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:10 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
The field ran 5:07 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:12v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:16v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:37v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:26v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:43v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:26v median +0:20
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 5:30v median +0:26
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 6:21v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.