The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Isabel De Vries & Nick Alink crossed the line in 1:10:25: 143rd of 808 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:17, ahead of 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 1:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:27v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:24v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:36v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:43v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:38v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:31v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:47v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 805
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 805 mixed teams who finished.