The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Berndes finished 684th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:32:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:19. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:11. That was 1:49 off the time at Berlin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:47v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:04v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 5:09v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:16v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:07v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:05v median +0:04
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 5:36v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.