The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Jurre Brandsen crossed the line in 1:27:10: 502nd of 1,380 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:20 on the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran slow: the 919 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:07v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:55v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:26v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:31v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:12v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:54v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:55v median +0:15
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 6:35v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.