The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark de Lange finished 724th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:34:15.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:03 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 11:43Running 1 7:31v median +2:54
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 7:46v median +3:04
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 8:17v median +3:19
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 5:45v median +0:46
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 8:10v median +3:02
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:27v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 6:16v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.