The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:16 at Heerenveen 2026 put Mats Olsson & Vera Ensing 571st of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:04 worse 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 9:38Running 1 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:14v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:22v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:16v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:20v median −0:13
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:17v median −0:18
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 5:30v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.