The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitchell Helfensteijn finished 188th of 600 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:20:13, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:00Running 1 4:39v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:25v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:39v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:31v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:28v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:58v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:45v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 5:19v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.