The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sander Middelkamp finished 202nd of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:27:33.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:18Running 1 4:53v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:24v median +0:48
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:32v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:36v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:14v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.