The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Slot & Maarten Slot finished 445th of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:26:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 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 9:27Running 1 4:59v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:59v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:38v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:32v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:22v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:27v median +0:15
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 6:08v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.