The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:01 at Heerenveen 2026 put Niels Groot 703rd of 966 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:58Running 1 5:30v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:35v median +0:53
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:58v median +1:00
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 6:06v median +1:07
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:51v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:48v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:10v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 6:27v median +0:50
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.