The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellen den Ouden & Jochem Roest finished 505th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:24:40.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:35 on the median. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:23Running 1 5:24v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:38v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 6:00v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 6:07v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:32v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 6:06v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 6:03v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 6:53v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.