The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diego Wattimena finished 404th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:37:08.
The runs carried this race: faster than 34% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:27Running 1 4:40v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:00v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:05v median +0:11
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 5:07v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:32v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:13v median +0:14
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 5:20v median +0:20
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Block 08 16:18Running 8 6:38v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.