The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:05 at Heerenveen 2026 put Merle Baalmans & Mats Baalmans 293rd of 461 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs.
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 9:32Running 1 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:28v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 6:06v median +0:39
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 6:03v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:17v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:58v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 6:22v median +0:46
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:08v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.