The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:57 at Heerenveen 2026 won the 45–49 age group for Andy Berger, first of 32.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 76% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:57, was faster than 90% of the field.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 973 athletes who raced both. 2:05 faster than at Vienna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:26v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 3:48v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:00v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:11v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:00v median −0:58
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:17v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.