The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arjan Sibma & Micha Sibma finished 392nd of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:21:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:35. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better 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 8:41Running 1 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:49v median +0:09
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Block 03 12:28Running 3 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:58v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:26v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:27v median +0:26
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 6:00v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.