The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:41 at Rotterdam 2025 put John Smits 1,012th of 1,283 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:59 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:16, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:59Running 1 5:47v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:48v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:54v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:31v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:15v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 6:06v median +0:48
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Block 08 18:00Running 8 6:57v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.