The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jens Hesselink & Marlies Franssen finished 455th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:22:47.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 592 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:46 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 6:14v median +1:03
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 6:00v median +0:46
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 6:07v median +0:38
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 6:02v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 6:10v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:56v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:49v median +0:14
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 6:20v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.