The race, in three figures
The race, in words
René Knijpstra finished 668th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:26:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 4:39v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:24v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 4:31v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 4:37v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:52v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:40v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 4:44v median −0:19
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 5:34v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.