The race, in three figures
The race, in words
rene mellema finished 67th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:10:33, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 973 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:56v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 3:58v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:03v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 3:48v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 3:56v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 3:57v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 3:54v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 4:11v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.