The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jari Bles finished 107th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:18:08, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:29Running 1 4:12v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:35v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:59v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:48v median −0:09
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Block 07 6:57Running 7 4:48v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 5:18v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.