The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Altena finished 258th of 325 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:41:21.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:47. A harder second half: 3:48 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 2 finishes in the Open division for Paul Altena.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:19v median +0:55
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:40v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:46v median +0:48
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 6:06v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:23v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:07v median +1:03
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Block 07 14:11Running 7 6:18v median +1:09
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 7:39v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.