The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Niels Vermaat at Rotterdam 2025: 1:11:36, 115th of 1,283 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:48, ahead of 94% of the field.
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 8:03Running 1 3:50v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:54v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:11v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:07v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 4:10v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:21v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 4:33v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.