The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:42 at Amsterdam 2026 put Niek Van Der Laan 869th of 1,620 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 14:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 16:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:34Running 1 3:19v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:00v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:12v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:18v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:16v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 08 26:20Running 8 5:18v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.