The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:13 at Heerenveen 2026 put Ricardo Sleeckx 736th of 966 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 8:13 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:02v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:20v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 4:27v median −0:31
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:36v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 4:40v median −0:19
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Block 07 14:14Running 7 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 08 16:27Running 8 5:52v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.