The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Berkhout finished 382nd of 584 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:32:37.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 1:39 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:00 faster at Rotterdam 2025 than at Rotterdam 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:43Running 1 7:15v median +2:06
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:16v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:58v median +0:42
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 6:19v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:18v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:58v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:11v median +0:55
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:33v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.