The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lieke Buurman & Paul de Haan finished 669th of 808 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:32:53.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:33Running 1 6:12v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 6:10v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:26v median +0:57
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:28v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:49v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:44v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 6:53v median +1:18
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 7:57v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.