The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Gilde finished 247th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:34:24.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:19. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:35 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:38v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:57v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:16v median +0:24
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:17v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:32v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:07v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 6:15v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.