The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John van Teijen finished 847th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:32:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:20Running 1 4:11v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:31v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:45v median −0:13
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 4:45v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:53v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 07 13:02Running 7 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 6:02v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:20
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.