The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ward Heesakkers finished 354th of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:31:20.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:31 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:28. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Amsterdam ran fast: the 1,723 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:41 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:09v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:11v median +0:21
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:37v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 5:31v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:16v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:24v median +0:11
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 5:41v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:23v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 568
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 568 men who finished.