The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sofieke Balsma & Judith Datema finished 159th of 246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:29:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:57 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:47 faster than the average race this season, by 767 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:19v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 6:03v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:11v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:14v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 6:23v median +0:24
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:37v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 243
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 243 women's teams who finished.