The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justin Nijenkamp & Naomi Bannink finished 629th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:30:29.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:37 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:01Running 1 5:51v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 6:14v median +1:00
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 6:38v median +1:09
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 7:07v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 7:12v median +1:33
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 7:00v median +1:27
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 6:50v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:23v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.