The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Van der Mei finished 300th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:17:39, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:56 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:06Running 1 3:48v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:40v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:24v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:23v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:08v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:06v median −0:53
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 4:51v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 4:51v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.