The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erik Saathoff finished 367th of 575 men in the Open division at Rotterdam 2023, in 1:34:36.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:57 faster at Rotterdam 2023 than at Amsterdam 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:39v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:33v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:36v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 6:55v median +1:09
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:52v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 6:56v median +1:04
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 6:52v median +0:59
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 7:45v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.