The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Blok finished 294th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:26:30.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:51 quicker than the median and 5th of 490. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:50 behind the median.
The field ran 1:45 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:04v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:31v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:05v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:50v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:06v median +0:07
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 5:06v median +0:06
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 7:14v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:04
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.