The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:20 at Heerenveen 2026 put Daan Bierens 101st of 315 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:46. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 973 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:29v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:44v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:03v median −0:49
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Block 04 14:23Running 4 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:21v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:14v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 4:45v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.