The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lars Van Der Meulen took 3rd of 76 in the 16–24 age group at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:05:42.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:22, ahead of 98% of the field.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 973 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:34v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:33v median −1:06
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 3:52v median −1:02
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 4:02v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 3:58v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:07Running 7 4:00v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:20v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 479
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 479 men who finished.