The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Tim van den Berg crossed the line in 1:25:44: 443rd of 1,380 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 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 8:54Running 1 4:30v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:18v median −0:51
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:20v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:13v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:54v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:00v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 5:08v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:42v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.