The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:48 at Heerenveen 2026 put maikel engel 524th of 966 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 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 9:09Running 1 4:44v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:47v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:57v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:02v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:21v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.