The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Marcelissen took 2nd of 34 in the 55–59 age group at Rotterdam 2024, in 1:21:25.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:49 slower at Rotterdam 2024 than at Maastricht 2024, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 4:59v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:36v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:43v median −0:58
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 4:42v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:53v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:48v median −0:52
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 4:50v median −0:50
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 5:24v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.