The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Jeroen Smidt & Tim Dekens crossed the line in 1:08:24: 122nd of 434 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. A harder second half: 4:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:52, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 0:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:42v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:39v median −1:01
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 3:48v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 3:54v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:58v median −1:13
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:20v median +1:16
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:10v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 4:52v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.