The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Berend Opdam finished 818th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:41:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:50 worse 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 9:23Running 1 5:20v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:39v median +0:57
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 6:03v median +1:05
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 6:17v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:32v median +2:24
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 6:36v median +1:37
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Block 07 13:24Running 7 6:52v median +1:51
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 8:38v median +3:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.