The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:33:09 at Heerenveen 2026 put Sander Brakels 961st of 966 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 18:15. A harder second half: 27:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:46, behind 92% of the field.
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 10:20Running 1 5:53v median +1:16
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Block 02 11:36Running 2 6:20v median +1:38
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Block 03 13:53Running 3 6:40v median +1:42
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Block 04 19:44Running 4 6:32v median +1:33
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Block 05 12:38Running 5 7:04v median +1:56
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Block 06 11:19Running 6 7:08v median +2:09
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Block 07 30:36Running 7 7:22v median +2:21
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Block 08 31:24Running 8 9:07v median +3:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:46
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.