The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maryke Maurer - van Pijkeren & Mendy Diender - van Pijkeren finished 398th of 513 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:33:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. A harder second half: 1:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 767 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:47 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 6:13v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 6:21v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:37v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 7:06v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 7:18v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 7:06v median +1:12
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 7:07v median +1:09
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 7:42v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.