The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rajiv van Wijk finished 307th of 600 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:26:55.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:59 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:18. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:56 faster at Rotterdam 2025 than at Amsterdam 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 4:57v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:53v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:31v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:19v median +0:00
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 5:16v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 6:16v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.