The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julian van der Laan finished 825th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:31:27.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:34 quicker than the median and 373rd of 1,217. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:51 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 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. An improvement of 2:24 on Milan 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 4:51v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:49v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:05v median +0:07
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 5:24v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:34v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:22v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:36v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:03v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.