The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:34 at Heerenveen 2026 put Joost Koerssen 432nd of 966 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:35 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:25v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:21v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:29v median +0:31
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:15v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:05v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:11v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 5:55v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.