The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erik Veldhuis finished 1,500th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:49:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 8:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:56 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 8:54Running 1 4:36v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:24v median +0:39
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:30v median +0:26
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Block 04 15:36Running 4 5:40v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:49v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:37v median +0:31
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Block 07 14:45Running 7 5:44v median +0:40
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Block 08 22:39Running 8 6:48v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.