The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Bleumink finished 736th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:28:49.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:21v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:26v median +0:47
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:27v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 6:02v median +1:02
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:16v median +1:05
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:29v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:42v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 6:12v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.