The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Erik den Boef crossed the line in 1:11:18: 72nd of 490 men, faster than 85% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median.
Athletes who raced both Heerenveen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:35 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 8:09Running 1 3:56v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:55v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:07v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 4:06v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:20v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:14v median −0:45
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Block 07 6:11Running 7 4:14v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 4:33v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.