The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Saris finished 137th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:21:40, faster than 57% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 56th of 315. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:13 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:57v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:41v median +1:05
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:53v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:55v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:12v median +0:08
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:08v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 5:54v median +0:23
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.