The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Henk-Jan Oudeman finished 1,341st of 1,620 men in the Open division at Amsterdam 2026, in 1:38:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:47. A harder second half: 2:38 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 8:50Running 1 4:12v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:12v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:23v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:21v median +0:15
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 5:30v median +0:26
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Block 08 17:12Running 8 6:28v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.