The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:29 at Heerenveen 2025 put Mike van der Touw 756th of 1,217 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:30 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 0:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:05Running 1 7:39v median +3:08
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:01v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:16v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:09v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:27v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:13v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.