The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:54 at Heerenveen 2026 put Pepijn Versteeg 115th of 454 men in the Pro division, ahead of 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 87% of the field.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:23 faster than the average race this season, by 242 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:44v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:37v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 3:41v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 3:47v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 4:03v median −0:31
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 3:50v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 3:56v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 4:25v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 447
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 447 men who finished.