The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels van de Laar finished 115th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:19:12, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:46 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 4:29v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:42v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:59v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:07v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:07v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:59v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:36v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.