The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sander Brouwer finished 219th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:14:19, faster than 77% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:54 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:50 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:38v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:54v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:24v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:16v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:18v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:13v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:17v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 4:34v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.