The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erwin Westerbroek finished 149th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:16:33, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:29Running 1 4:00v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:01v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:11v median −0:43
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:18v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:44v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:11v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:27v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:40v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.