The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:18 at Heerenveen 2026 put Joep Degen 877th of 966 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:15Running 1 6:10v median +1:33
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 7:15v median +2:33
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 7:36v median +2:38
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 8:01v median +3:02
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 8:27v median +3:19
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Block 06 10:43Running 6 8:34v median +3:35
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Block 07 14:57Running 7 8:39v median +3:38
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 10:11v median +4:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
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.