The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hans de Jong & Sam de Jong finished 455th of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:28:15.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:51. The race faded late: the second half went 3:11 worse 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 9:51Running 1 5:39v median +1:07
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:41v median +1:00
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 6:16v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:24v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:38v median +1:30
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 6:49v median +1:37
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 7:11v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.