The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donovan Rijlaarsdam finished 109th of 325 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:20:17, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:16. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:51Running 1 3:40v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:58v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:17v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:39v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:37v median −0:37
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 4:25v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 5:21v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.