The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, Kay Diepenmaat & Noah Leijstra crossed the line in 1:10:10: 177th of 535 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:08. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 0:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:40v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:56v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:42v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:37v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:45v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:39v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 4:41v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 4:43v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.