The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Mathias Deceuninck crossed the line in 1:25:58: 458th of 1,380 men, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:47 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:05 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:03v median −1:20
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:05v median −1:04
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Block 03 13:14Running 3 5:19v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:51v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:45v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:29v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:26v median −1:14
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 4:54v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.