The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:38 at Heerenveen 2026 put Rick Plas & John Van Mersbergen 145th of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 0:52 faster than the average race this season, by 802 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:07v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:17v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:18v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:25v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:15v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:17v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:55v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.