The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam van Giessen finished 1,489th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:48:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:35 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:25v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:36v median +0:51
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:18v median +1:14
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Block 04 15:42Running 4 6:36v median +1:31
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:47v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:51v median +1:45
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 6:45v median +1:41
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Block 08 19:26Running 8 8:50v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.