The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stijn Van Essen finished 1,241st of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:34:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:36 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 8:42Running 1 4:09v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:02v median +0:17
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:16v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:40v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 5:28v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 6:32v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.