The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthijs Sijtsma finished 1,499th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:49:22.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:31. A harder second half: 5:31 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 8:51Running 1 3:58v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:20v median +0:35
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Block 03 14:40Running 3 5:56v median +0:52
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 6:07v median +1:02
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:42v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:32v median +0:26
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 6:16v median +1:12
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Block 08 22:59Running 8 7:31v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.