The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:56 at Heerenveen 2026 put Peter Merx 850th of 966 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 973 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:58Running 1 5:32v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:26v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 04 18:32Running 4 7:52v median +2:53
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:23v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:22v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 5:33v median +0:32
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Block 08 16:00Running 8 6:51v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.