The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:44 at Heerenveen 2026 put Joris Van straalen 373rd of 490 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:15 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 973 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:05v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:26v median −0:13
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 6:56v median +2:02
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 4:56v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:18v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:46v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 6:22v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.