The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thom Lems finished 489th of 600 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:39:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:45. The race faded late: the second half went 3:38 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 10:33Running 1 5:50v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:27v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:42v median +0:30
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 5:51v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:57v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:56v median +0:37
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 5:56v median +0:37
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Block 08 16:55Running 8 7:15v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.