The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michel Verkaik finished 641st of 1,283 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:26:30, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. The race faded late: the second half went 2:06 worse 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 9:20Running 1 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:41v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:03v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:59v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:01v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:55v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:57v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 5:29v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.