The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tanja Van Eijden & Nica Steenhuis finished 188th of 246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:34:22.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 767 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:47 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 6:01v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:30v median +0:53
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 7:04v median +1:11
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 7:08v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 7:02v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:57v median +1:00
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:57v median +0:58
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 7:14v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.