The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Sjoerd Herder crossed the line in 1:11:25: 146th of 966 men, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:33, was faster than 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Heerenveen 2026 and Rotterdam 2026 were 1:47 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 7:28Running 1 3:20v median −1:17
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:31v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 3:48v median −1:10
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 3:46v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:08v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:05v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:06v median −0:55
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 4:26v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.