The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:15 at Rotterdam 2025 put Joost Van Straten 436th of 1,283 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:34 faster at Rotterdam 2025 than at Rotterdam 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:22v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:14v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:07v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:00v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:36v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 6:34v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.