The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:38 at Heerenveen 2025 put Matthew Shiels 132nd of 1,217 men in the Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:39 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:17, ahead of 90% 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 7:49Running 1 3:36v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:49v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:10v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:22v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:19v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:12v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 4:43v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.