The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Van Kaam finished 979th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:37:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 3:41 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 8:51Running 1 4:14v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:16v median −0:23
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 5:24v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 5:24v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:40v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 5:34v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 7:12v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:06
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.