The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:52 at Heerenveen 2026 put Elly Veenhouwer 341st of 608 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:36 faster at Heerenveen 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:19v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:54v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:09v median +0:27
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 6:18v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:20v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:28v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 6:30v median +0:44
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 7:17v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 595
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 595 women who finished.