The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:37 at Heerenveen 2025 put Minne Spaans 162nd of 325 men in the Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:46 on the median. A harder second half: 1:04 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Minne Spaans.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:39v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:57v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:25v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:29v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:26v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 6:01v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.