The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bandstra finished in the top 10% of the field at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:08:48 for 50th of 490 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:54 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:45, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Heerenveen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 7:07 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:57v median −0:33
-
Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:08v median −0:31
-
Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:06v median −0:48
-
Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:14v median −0:40
-
Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:13v median −0:54
-
Block 06 5:29Running 6 4:05v median −0:54
-
Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:18v median −0:42
-
Block 08 10:25Running 8 4:31v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.