The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, Ashley Leenders crossed the line in 1:29:06: 586th of 1,380 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:30. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Rotterdam. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:13. That was 1:39 off the time at Manchester 2023.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:37v median −0:46
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:48v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:11v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:41v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:34v median −0:06
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 5:35v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 6:09v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.