The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, David King crossed the line in 1:25:08: 592nd of 1,283 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 92% of the field.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 1,452 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races. 4:18 faster than at Poznan 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:23v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:12v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:44v median −0:31
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 5:02v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:14v median −0:18
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:02v median −0:18
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:02v median −0:16
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:46v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.