The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:53 at Heerenveen 2026 put Niels Van der Veer & Kirsten Schouwstra 545th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:15, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:05Running 1 4:54v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:03v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:18v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 5:27v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:45v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:39v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:27v median −0:08
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 6:13v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.