The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijn van Helden & Camiel van Helden finished 449th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:28:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:28. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:43Running 1 5:48v median +1:11
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:13v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:31v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:24v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:38v median +0:37
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 6:21v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.