The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Nicolas Vindevogel crossed the line in 1:18:50: 335th of 966 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better 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. That was 2:15 off the time at Turin 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:51v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:11v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:17v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 5:27v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.