The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mels Ploumen finished 1,463rd of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:45:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:21 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 10:14Running 1 5:02v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:51v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 6:16v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:02v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:05v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 08 21:05Running 8 7:12v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.