The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Heusdens finished 1,368th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:39:06.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:32Running 1 4:47v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 6:04v median +1:19
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 6:11v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 6:24v median +1:19
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:28v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:15v median +1:09
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 6:18v median +1:14
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 8:35v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.