The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sybryn Van Der Veen finished 178th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:18:33, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:35 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:34v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:41v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:16v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:50v median −0:09
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:36v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:20v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.