The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bonni Geevers & Dennis van Gestel finished in the top 10% of the field at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:01:46 for 32nd of 434 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:36, was faster than 94% of the field.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 802 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:46v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:44v median −0:56
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Block 03 6:37Running 3 3:54v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 3:55v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:02v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 3:54v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 08 7:45Running 8 4:06v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.