The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Skip Saegaert finished 232nd of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:14:45, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:05, ahead of 86% 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 8:04Running 1 3:48v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:53v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:07v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:06v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:24v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:10v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 4:52v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.