The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Loes Nooijen finished 96th of 205 women in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:31:22, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 1:42 faster than the average race this season, by 532 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:38v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 6:09v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 6:14v median +0:39
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 6:16v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:27v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:12v median +0:34
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 5:47v median +0:09
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 6:38v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 203
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 203 women who finished.