The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:38 at Heerenveen 2026 put Thomas van der Leij 109th of 490 men in the Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:07 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:32 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 8:58Running 1 4:40v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:36v median −0:03
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 5:01v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:49v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:49v median −0:11
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:19v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.