The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:13 at Rotterdam 2024 put Eric Bax 1,128th of 1,380 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:19. A harder second half: 4:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:03 faster at Rotterdam 2024 than at Rotterdam 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:07Running 1 6:23v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:00v median +0:51
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 6:30v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 6:50v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:13v median +1:19
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 7:23v median +1:43
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 7:21v median +1:41
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 8:20v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.