The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Samson finished 729th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:34:43.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:14. A harder second half: 2:31 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Robert Samson.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:06v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 5:21v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:39v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:45v median +0:46
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 5:34v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:02v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.