The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Grootendorst finished 41st of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:10:24, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:43, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:17v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:15v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:22v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:24v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:25v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:30v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 4:54v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.