The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, Tom Scherpenhuizen crossed the line in 1:14:16: 76th of 600 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:51 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 89% of the field.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,452 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:35v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:15v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:41v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:34v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:23v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:24v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:10v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 4:43v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 571
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 571 men who finished.