The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mirte Van der Meer finished 273rd of 427 women in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:40:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 49% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:42 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 1:42 faster than the average race this season, by 532 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:11Running 1 5:40v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:45v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:57v median +0:13
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:46v median +0:00
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 5:49v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:43v median −0:05
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 5:45v median −0:04
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 6:29v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.