The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephan Van De Ven finished 1,255th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:34:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:01 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:23v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:13v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:12v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 5:26v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:27v median +0:14
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:39v median +0:33
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 5:44v median +0:40
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 6:32v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.