The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roy Bootz & Raymond Gardeniers finished 493rd of 535 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:33:45.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. 10:26 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 10:01Running 1 6:06v median +1:34
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 6:20v median +1:39
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 7:00v median +1:57
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 7:18v median +2:11
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:08v median +1:53
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 7:01v median +1:53
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 7:00v median +1:48
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 7:13v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.