The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gijs Smal finished in the top 10% of the field at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:01:54 for 9th of 1,217 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:17 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:31, was faster than 98% of the field.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 998 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:09v median −1:22
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Block 02 5:22Running 2 3:22v median −1:17
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Block 03 6:44Running 3 3:37v median −1:21
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:35v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:46v median −1:25
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 3:45v median −1:16
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Block 07 6:33Running 7 3:41v median −1:22
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:11v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,191 men who finished.