The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Reinout Rischen crossed the line in 1:23:23: 354th of 1,380 men, faster than 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:35 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 2:13 more than the average race this season, going by 919 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:52v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:37v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:21v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:28v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:57v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:27v median −0:13
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 7:02v median +1:22
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:10v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.