The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Leonie Karperien & Marco Petrovski crossed the line in 1:19:17: 227th of 461 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:22 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:29Running 1 4:55v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:49v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:08v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:21v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:09v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 5:05v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 5:14v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.