The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijs van Gent finished in the top 10% of the field at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:07:19 for 82nd of 966 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:57 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:54, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:50v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:20v median +0:38
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 4:01v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 4:06v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:22v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:12v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 4:03v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 4:21v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.