The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Stuart Calnan crossed the line in 1:21:17: 282nd of 1,380 men, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Rotterdam. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:13. 4:06 slower than at London 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:31v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:20v median −0:49
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:53v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:54v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:56v median −0:44
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 4:55v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:20v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1350
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,350 men who finished.