The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jan Willem Handstede finished 1,281st of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:35:57.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 4:44 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 8:07Running 1 3:48v median −0:02
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:47v median +2:02
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 6:55v median +1:50
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 7:10v median +1:57
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:21v median +2:15
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 7:03v median +1:59
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 6:12v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.