The race, in three figures
Field beaten
44%
Runs
29%
Stations
Biggest gain
Wall Balls
−0:13
v median
198/427
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+3:21
v median
410/427
Rank
The race, in words
Melissa Van Velsen finished 279th of 427 women in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:41:09.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:21 behind the median.
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 10:16Running 1 5:01v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:32v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:49v median +0:05
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 5:41v median −0:05
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:46v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:44v median −0:04
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Block 07 14:52Running 7 6:49v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 6:38v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:41
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:09
0:02
1:07
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:40
0:09
1:31
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
1:32
0:17
1:15
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:32
0:51
0:41
B5 · 1000m Row
1:31
0:36
0:55
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
4:29
14:57
−10:28
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
−1:10
−12:41
11:31
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Source Unofficial
Event
Heerenveen 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1581
Measured against
Women · n = 427