The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:19 at Amsterdam 2026 put Merwin Bierlee 852nd of 1,620 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:43 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:34. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:07 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:12v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:02v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:16v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:24v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:50v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1611
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,611 men who finished.