The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Dumee finished 275th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:39:35.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:13 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:47 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Rotterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:01Running 1 5:55v median +1:26
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 7:10v median +2:34
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:21v median +1:29
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 6:39v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:40v median +1:36
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:40v median +1:43
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 6:38v median +1:40
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 7:05v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.