The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niek Petersen finished 999th of 1,217 men in the Open division at Heerenveen 2025, in 1:38:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:28Running 1 4:25v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:29v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:07v median +0:09
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:29v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:21v median +0:10
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 7:59v median +2:58
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 6:27v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.