The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Nijkamp finished 635th of 1,380 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, in 1:29:59, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 286th of 1,380. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:21Running 1 6:01v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:44v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:49v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:53v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 6:01v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:39v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 5:50v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 6:56v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.