The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:53 at Heerenveen 2026 put Herman Shao 442nd of 966 men in the Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:36 quicker than the median and 117th of 966. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 7:07 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:42v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 5:12v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:13v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:20v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:14v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:41v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 6:23v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.