The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathijs Vijverberg finished 226th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:30:32.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:23 quicker than the median and 13th of 315. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:46v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:49v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:13v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:20v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:56v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 6:57v median +2:00
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 5:32v median +0:34
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 6:59v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:30
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.