The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:59 at Rome 2026 put Thomas Vermeer 219th of 1,062 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:08 slower at Rome 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:25v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:08v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:27v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:19v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:45v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:36v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:45v median −0:03
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:11v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 men who finished.