The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronald Mulder & Erben Wennemars won the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026 in 55:37, first of 535 men's teams.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 99% of the field.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 802 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:39v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:39v median −1:02
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Block 03 5:57Running 3 3:44v median −1:19
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Block 04 6:04Running 4 3:40v median −1:27
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Block 05 7:43Running 5 3:45v median −1:30
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Block 06 5:12Running 6 3:41v median −1:27
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Block 07 6:04Running 7 3:46v median −1:26
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Block 08 7:29Running 8 3:55v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 531
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 531 men's teams who finished.