The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raf Versantvoort & Roel van Veldhoven finished 351st of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:18:40.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:44 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 802 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:09v median +0:32
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 5:19v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:22v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:22v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:26v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.