The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:24 at Heerenveen 2026 put Steven Van Den Berg 509th of 966 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:15 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 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 9:14Running 1 4:42v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:09v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:08v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:50v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:36v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:37v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.