The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diederik van Zessen took 3rd of 42 in the 35–39 age group at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:07:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:47 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:39, was faster than 95% of the field.
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 7:54Running 1 3:18v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:28v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 3:37v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 3:34v median −1:21
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 3:46v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:37v median −1:20
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 3:38v median −1:20
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 3:58v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 309
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 309 men who finished.