The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Domenico Matera & Merijn Caspers finished 403rd of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:23:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:13Running 1 4:58v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:02v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:28v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:23v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:26v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:25v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:31v median +0:19
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:55v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.