The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:37 at Heerenveen 2026 put Robin Bruinsma & Richard De Jong 300th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 2:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 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 8:19Running 1 4:22v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:34v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:51v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 4:52v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 5:11v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:26v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.