The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Youri Van Oijen & Hubertus Van Oijen at Heerenveen 2026: 1:01:27, 39th of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:33, ahead of 92% 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 7:16Running 1 3:31v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:40v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 3:55v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 3:50v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:53v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:46v median −1:22
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Block 07 7:03Running 7 3:56v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 3:59v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.