The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Thomas de Rover crossed the line in 1:10:18: 131st of 966 men, faster than 86% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:49 on the median. A harder second half: 3:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 973 athletes who raced both. That was 0:28 off the time at Paris 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:02v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:08v median −0:34
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Block 03 6:55Running 3 4:14v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 4:08v median −0:51
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Block 05 13:58Running 5 9:31v median +4:23
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:15v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:21v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:37v median −1:00
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.