The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:23 at Heerenveen 2025 put Ronald van Bommel 686th of 1,217 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:28. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 998 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 4:55v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:40v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:52v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:53v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 5:17v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.