The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nikolai Pihl finished 178th of 454 men in the Pro division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:15:14, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 21st of 454. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 242 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:23 quicker here than at their other races. Nikolai Pihl's fastest of 3 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:33v median −0:28
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:21v median +1:11
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:15v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:10v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:20v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:30v median +0:06
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Block 07 6:19Running 7 4:11v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:17v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.