The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Boris Appelman & Ruben Sold finished 239th of 434 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:14:23.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:06Running 1 5:21v median +0:47
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:17v median +0:37
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 5:29v median +0:31
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 5:15v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:36v median +0:25
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:59v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:34v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.