The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:54 at Heerenveen 2026 put Gijs van de Pol 337th of 966 men in the Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:11 faster than the average race this season, by 973 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:42v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:54v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:28v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 5:05v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.