The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:21 at Heerenveen 2026 put Michel Klaasse on the age-group podium: 3rd of 59 in the 40–44 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:43, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Heerenveen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:33 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:27v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:43v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 3:56v median −0:58
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 3:54v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:04v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:54v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 3:53v median −1:07
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:23v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.