The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sascha Put & Sibbe Van dam finished 425th of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:25:01.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. A harder second half: 9:19 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 8:19Running 1 4:29v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:53v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:15v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 5:10v median +0:03
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Block 05 16:04Running 5 11:11v median +5:56
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:38v median +1:30
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:20v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 6:25v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.