The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cliff Paardekooper & Nina Huijser finished 511th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:24:50.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:29Running 1 5:26v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:32v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:56v median +0:27
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 6:11v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:27v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:53v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 6:09v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:47v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.