The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thirza Van der Linde & Anouk Huiberts finished 232nd of 246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:45:05.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:08 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:47.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:45Running 1 7:02v median +1:33
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 7:19v median +1:42
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 7:53v median +2:00
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 7:50v median +2:00
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Block 05 13:16Running 5 8:01v median +1:58
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 7:47v median +1:50
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 7:57v median +1:58
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 8:45v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:08
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.