The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Arne Dekker crossed the line in 1:17:16: 289th of 966 men, faster than 70% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:21 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 973 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:41v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:52v median +1:10
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:30v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:28v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:52v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:39v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:26v median −0:35
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 5:03v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.