The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Rob Welles & Dennis Kuiper crossed the line in 1:08:54: 164th of 494 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 0:52 faster than the average race this season, by 802 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 4:11v median −0:26
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 4:03v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 4:20v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:51v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:20v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.