The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rowan van Geel & Dennis Wagner finished 353rd of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:20:23.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:48Running 1 4:42v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:03v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:36v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:03v median +0:55
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:59v median +0:47
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:16v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.