The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronald Dijkstra & Gerben Dijkstra finished 346th of 434 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:23:11.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:53Running 1 5:49v median +1:15
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:42v median +1:02
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 5:57v median +0:59
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:52v median +0:53
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 6:09v median +0:58
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 6:08v median +1:04
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:10v median +1:07
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:51v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.