The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Meijer finished 253rd of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:23:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:19 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Heerenveen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 4:50 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 9:44Running 1 5:05v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:13v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 5:25v median +0:31
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:17v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:18v median +0:19
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 5:05v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 5:44v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.