The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, Ben Stew crossed the line in 1:24:35: 251st of 584 men, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse 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 8:46Running 1 4:30v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:35v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:24v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:20v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:53v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:12v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:24v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 7:21v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 563
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 563 men who finished.