The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Van Der Pool finished 1,619th of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 2:38:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:34 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Amsterdam 2026 and Rotterdam 2025 were 4:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:48Running 1 4:50v median +1:00
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Block 02 13:52Running 2 9:19v median +4:34
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Block 03 18:55Running 3 11:33v median +6:29
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Block 04 20:24Running 4 10:10v median +5:05
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Block 05 18:04Running 5 11:19v median +6:06
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Block 06 13:20Running 6 10:10v median +5:04
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Block 07 19:37Running 7 10:56v median +5:52
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Block 08 28:37Running 8 15:40v median +9:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:34
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.