The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Burhan Kaya & Ahmet Celik finished 386th of 434 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:27:28.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:09, behind 94% 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 9:54Running 1 5:39v median +1:05
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:47v median +1:07
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 6:09v median +1:11
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 6:23v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:49v median +1:38
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:58v median +0:55
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:51v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.