The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Van Rijen finished 525th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:25:48.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:40 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 973 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 4:53v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:11v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 4:57v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:59v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:04v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:25v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.