The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Els Staes-Hakze took 2nd of 28 in the 45–49 age group at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:17:46.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 532 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:42 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 4:44v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:36v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:36v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:40v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:36v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:41v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:47Running 7 4:47v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:59v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 421
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 421 women who finished.