The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, Joey Emmel crossed the line in 1:21:29: 444th of 1,283 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:07 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:25. A harder second half: 3:15 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 9:39Running 1 5:06v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:38v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:58v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:10v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:15v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 5:26v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 5:53v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.