The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:42 at Heerenveen 2026 put Marco Hillebrand 436th of 454 men in the Pro division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:14. A harder second half: 7:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:10 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:23. 10:16 slower than at Johannesburg 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:36v median +0:35
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 5:18v median +1:08
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 5:45v median +1:20
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 5:51v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:07v median +1:33
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:49v median +1:25
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 5:56v median +1:27
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Block 08 21:50Running 8 7:39v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.