The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maarten van Kessel finished 868th of 966 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:48:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 21:05. The race faded late: the second half went 17:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:12v median −0:25
-
Block 02 8:17Running 2 4:13v median −0:29
-
Block 03 10:26Running 3 4:22v median −0:36
-
Block 04 12:06Running 4 4:19v median −0:40
-
Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:27v median −0:41
-
Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:39v median −0:20
-
Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:43v median −0:18
-
Block 08 33:18Running 8 5:24v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.