The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Koen Van Der Aa finished 1,322nd of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:37:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:31. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 1:41. Koen Van Der Aa's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:06v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:10v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:35v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:43v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:38v median +0:34
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Block 08 17:52Running 8 6:24v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.