The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Witters finished 205th of 600 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:21:08, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:01Running 1 5:03v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 4:48v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 5:03v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:07v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:55v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:51v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:13v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.