The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fleur Bergmeijer & Niels Diebels finished 416th of 461 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:37:54.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:28 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 10:43Running 1 6:33v median +1:27
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 7:14v median +2:06
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 7:19v median +1:52
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 8:01v median +2:31
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:28v median +1:50
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 7:18v median +1:48
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:59v median +1:23
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 7:43v median +1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
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.