The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Bliss finished 621st of 1,380 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, in 1:29:48, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:36. A harder second half: 3:45 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. 3:00 faster than at Karlsruhe 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:44v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 4:34v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 4:54v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:01v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:53v median −0:47
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:05v median −0:35
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 5:52v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.