The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Jaap Van den Top & Gert-Jan Van Dijke crossed the line in 1:06:16: 122nd of 494 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:49Running 1 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 4:06v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:26v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:27v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:26v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:39v median −0:24
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:41v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.