The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Gonnes Van Hal & Melanie Raayman crossed the line in 1:14:57: 76th of 513 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:44 behind the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:43, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:47.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 4:57v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:31v median −1:05
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:36v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:33v median −1:20
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:39v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:43v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:47v median −1:11
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:04v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 511
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 511 women's teams who finished.