The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2023, Erwin Hilbert crossed the line in 1:26:47: 252nd of 575 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:50. A harder second half: 2:42 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 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:34v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:18v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:07v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 6:06v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:27v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:04v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 6:13v median +0:20
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 6:53v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.