The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, Bjorn Scheldeman crossed the line in 1:15:28: 215th of 1,283 men, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:18v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:07v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:14v median −1:01
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:25v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:52v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:34v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 5:00v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.