The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Roelof De Roos & Michiel Hornstra at Heerenveen 2026: 59:14, 30th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 76% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:39 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:15, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 0:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:15Running 1 3:34v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:02Running 2 3:40v median −1:00
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Block 03 6:04Running 3 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 3:51v median −1:08
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:50v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:46v median −1:15
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:02v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 490
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 490 men's teams who finished.