The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Aron Laferte at Heerenveen 2025: 1:09:51, 114th of 1,217 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 98% of the field.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 0:31 faster than the average race this season, by 998 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:49v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:22v median −1:17
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:32v median −1:26
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 3:40v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 3:49v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:33v median −1:28
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:00v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.