The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Danny Middelkoop & Marieke Van Elst finished 331st of 461 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:26:55.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:41Running 1 6:46v median +1:40
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 6:21v median +1:13
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 6:20v median +0:53
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 6:29v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:44v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:24v median +0:54
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 6:10v median +0:34
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:06v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.