The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gerben De Vries at Heerenveen 2025: 1:13:00, 33rd of 325 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 998 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:31 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Gerben De Vries.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:32v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:30v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:36v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:37v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:50v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:56v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 5:10v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 319
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 319 men who finished.