The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael de Vries finished 407th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:37:17.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:50 behind the median.
The field ran 4:50 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:53v median +1:23
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:59v median +1:20
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 6:20v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:56v median +1:49
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:24v median +1:25
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:23v median +1:23
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 6:53v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.