The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Mel Verwer crossed the line in 1:25:07: 422nd of 1,380 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:26 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:14 better 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. Mel Verwer's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:56v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 7:30v median +1:49
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:26v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:45v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:11v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:08v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 5:55v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.