The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:49 at Heerenveen 2026 put Rob van de Pol & John de Ruiter 452nd of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:01, behind 96% of the field.
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 9:49Running 1 5:48v median +1:11
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:38v median +0:58
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:59v median +1:03
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 6:23v median +1:24
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:33v median +1:23
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:41v median +1:40
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 6:52v median +1:49
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 6:59v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:01
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.