The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Smit finished 601st of 608 women in the Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 2:34:58.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:34. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:07, behind 91% of the field.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 1:42 faster than the average race this season, by 532 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:53Running 1 6:33v median +1:17
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Block 02 15:05Running 2 7:39v median +2:10
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Block 03 16:42Running 3 10:02v median +4:20
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Block 04 24:12Running 4 9:18v median +3:33
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Block 05 16:36Running 5 10:30v median +4:35
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Block 06 12:05Running 6 9:50v median +4:05
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Block 07 19:10Running 7 9:54v median +4:08
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Block 08 25:17Running 8 11:39v median +5:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:07
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.