The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexis Demeestere finished 1,176th of 1,380 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2024, in 1:48:27.
The runs carried this race: faster than 37% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:08 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 10:15Running 1 5:41v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:13v median +0:04
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 5:55v median +0:14
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Block 04 15:21Running 4 5:47v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:42v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:00v median +0:20
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Block 07 17:55Running 7 6:06v median +0:26
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:54v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.