The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon van Os finished 436th of 490 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:41:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:05. A harder second half: 7:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 973 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:43v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:54v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:07v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:17v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:03v median +0:04
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 5:12v median +0:12
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Block 08 18:29Running 8 6:47v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:51
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.