The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Marcelissen won the 55–59 age group at Rotterdam 2025 in 1:18:46, first of 27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:38 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:18Running 1 4:58v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:34v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 4:40v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:49v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:44v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 5:07v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.