The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilse van Eck & Paul van Eck finished 272nd of 461 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:22:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:24. A harder second half: 1:54 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 9:26Running 1 5:08v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:05v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:21v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:33v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:47v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:27v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:42v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 5:54v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.