The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:51 at Heerenveen 2026 put Sofian Akaiouar 824th of 966 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:41 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:23v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:17v median +0:19
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Block 04 14:32Running 4 5:18v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:40v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:20v median +0:21
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:16v median +0:15
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Block 08 18:07Running 8 7:12v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.