The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:58 at Heerenveen 2026 put Lars Bijlsma & Esther Bijlsma 485th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 1:46 faster than the average race this season, by 592 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:20v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:16v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:44v median +0:15
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:35v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:31v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:31v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 5:44v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.