The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:04 at Heerenveen 2026 put Sven Hesel 281st of 490 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:26 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:02 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 8:37Running 1 4:03v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:16v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:37v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:32v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 4:42v median −0:18
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 5:29v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.