The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noa Lucassen & Bram Merkx finished 618th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:30:07.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:31 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 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 9:58Running 1 5:55v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 6:08v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 6:10v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 6:15v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:32v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:22v median +0:49
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:31v median +0:56
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 7:54v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.