The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Max van Zeijl & Merijn Braat at Heerenveen 2026: 1:00:25, 23rd of 434 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:57 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:42, was faster than 92% of the field.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 0:52 faster than the average race this season, by 802 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:33v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:46v median −0:54
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 3:58v median −1:00
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:59v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:13v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 4:08v median −0:55
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Block 08 7:46Running 8 4:12v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 427
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 427 men's teams who finished.