The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:00 at Heerenveen 2026 put Anna Leijenaar 86th of 427 women in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 1:15 on the median. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:58Running 1 4:41v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:30v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:29v median −1:15
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:36v median −1:10
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:49v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 4:34v median −1:14
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:31v median −1:18
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:08v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
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.