The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, Stein Willems crossed the line in 1:19:43: 181st of 600 men, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:59Running 1 5:39v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:03v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:12v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:24v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:24v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:19v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 6:06v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.