The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simcha Kruithof finished 287th of 315 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:42:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 5:00 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:40 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:15Running 1 4:02v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:30v median −0:06
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Block 03 14:41Running 3 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 6:04v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:21v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:50v median +0:53
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 4:36v median −0:22
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 6:21v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:40
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.