The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ricardo Merrelaar at Rotterdam 2025: 1:09:19, 66th of 1,283 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:20 quicker than the median and 29th of 1,283. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,452 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:06v median −1:03
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:22v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:26v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:52v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:27v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 4:57v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1234
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,234 men who finished.