The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Willem de Boer & Bernd Douma at Heerenveen 2026: 59:23, 24th of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:12, ahead of 97% 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 7:02Running 1 3:28v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:36v median −1:05
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Block 03 6:35Running 3 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 3:57v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:58v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:59v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 4:01v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:07v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.