The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ralph Van Weersch took 3rd of 48 in the 45–49 age group at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:14:03.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:05 on the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:33 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:44v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:51v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 3:55v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:04v median −1:03
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:08v median +1:09
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:49v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:53v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.