The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:42 at Heerenveen 2025 put Erik Smit 959th of 1,217 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:41 worse 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 9:24Running 1 4:55v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:01v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 5:13v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:34v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:20v median +0:19
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:20v median +0:17
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 6:03v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.