The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Anderson finished 651st of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:30:51.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:29 quicker than the median and 7th of 966. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:06. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:11. 0:20 faster than at Glasgow 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:26v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:50v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:21v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:37v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:27v median +0:28
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 5:26v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 6:15v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.