The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ernst Jan Dekker finished 563rd of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:27:27.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:59Running 1 4:20v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:35v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:56v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 5:04v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:05v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:56v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 5:39v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.