The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Alex Van den Berg crossed the line in 1:18:38: 325th of 966 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:33 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:46v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:48v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 4:54v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:01v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:55v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:59v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:22v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.