The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emiel De Rouw finished 412th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:20:05, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:08. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Heerenveen 2025 than at Rotterdam 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:05v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:11v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:16v median −0:42
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:17v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:30v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 5:20v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.