The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:49 at Heerenveen 2026 put Niek KleinJan 261st of 490 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:42 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:47 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Rotterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:44v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:59v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:40v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:44v median −0:16
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 5:40v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.