The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry Van Heerden finished 542nd of 570 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 2:00:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:35. A harder second half: 15:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:49 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:08Running 1 4:28v median +0:37
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 5:51v median +1:01
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 6:38v median +1:32
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 6:44v median +1:34
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:42v median +1:20
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 6:32v median +1:19
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Block 07 15:52Running 7 6:42v median +1:29
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Block 08 25:55Running 8 11:05v median +5:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:49
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.