The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merijn de Klerk finished 270th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:38:56.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:03 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 9:28Running 1 4:58v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:04v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:38v median +0:46
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:50v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:51v median +1:47
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:45v median +0:48
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Block 07 15:24Running 7 10:17v median +5:19
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Block 08 14:44Running 8 6:56v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.