The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:07 at Heerenveen 2026 put Marleen Van der Ploeg & Julian van Ravenswaaij 171st of 461 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 1:46 faster than the average race this season, by 592 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:54v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:19v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:29v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:44v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:30v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 5:21v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:33v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 mixed teams who finished.