The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthijs Velkers finished 707th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:33:12.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:58v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:38v median +0:40
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:52v median +0:53
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:03v median +0:55
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:41v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 6:39v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.