The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Van Der Zanden finished in the top 10% of the field at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:05:19 for 56th of 966 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:32, was faster than 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Heerenveen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 4:50 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:23v median −1:14
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:40v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:52v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 3:48v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:52v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:56v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 3:57v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:14v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 949
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 949 men who finished.