The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alfie Adamson finished 1,319th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:37:09.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:59 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 9:34Running 1 5:14v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 6:09v median +1:24
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:18v median +0:13
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 8:07v median +2:54
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Block 06 10:32Running 6 7:44v median +2:38
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 8:42v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.