The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mats Van Der Sluijs finished 249th of 325 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:39:08.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:18. The race faded late: the second half went 3:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 0:31 faster than the average race this season, by 998 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Mats Van Der Sluijs.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 5:24v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:38v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:02v median +1:04
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 6:17v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:29v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:20v median +1:16
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:27v median +1:18
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 7:48v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.