The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Franke Mulder & Auke De vries finished 470th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:32:07.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:14, behind 92% 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 9:24Running 1 5:12v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:15v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 7:17v median +2:21
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 7:33v median +2:34
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 8:20v median +3:10
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:34v median +1:33
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 6:46v median +1:43
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 8:26v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.