The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2023, Sander Willems crossed the line in 1:15:05: 76th of 575 men, faster than 87% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam cost the whole field time: about 1:12 more than the average race this season, going by 421 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:09v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:39v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:42v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:48v median −1:13
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:50v median −1:02
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:42v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:05v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 men who finished.