The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Marloes Van der meulen & popke Van der meulen crossed the line in 1:17:54: 199th of 461 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 1:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:42v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 5:06v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:05v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:08v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:08v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:46v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.