The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Theo Zijlstra crossed the line in 1:19:24: 352nd of 966 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:10. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 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 8:00Running 1 3:48v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:53v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:18v median −0:40
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:10v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:14v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:14v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:14v median −0:47
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Block 08 15:28Running 8 4:29v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.