The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Mark Valies & Roy Valies crossed the line in 1:09:45: 188th of 494 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:55Running 1 4:08v median −0:29
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 4:10v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:43v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:30v median −0:31
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Block 07 6:21Running 7 4:24v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:43v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.