The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Auke Van der Wal & Hans Hiemstra crossed the line in 1:02:22: 68th of 494 men's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:34. Quick through the roxzone: 5:49, ahead of 86% 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 7:29Running 1 3:35v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:31v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 3:39v median −1:17
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 3:39v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 3:52v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:54v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 3:59v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:15v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.