The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eelko Terpstra finished 1,040th of 1,283 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2025, in 1:39:50.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:30, behind 87% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:40v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:39v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 8:00v median +2:45
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 6:28v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:47v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:16v median +0:56
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 6:11v median +0:53
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Block 08 14:56Running 8 7:21v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.