The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels de Boer finished 1,034th of 1,283 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:39:34.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:49 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 9:57Running 1 5:39v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:09v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:22v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:45v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:50v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:52v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 5:53v median +0:35
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 7:42v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.