The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Van Aalst & Trienke Boltjes finished in the top 10% of the field at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:13:14 for 65th of 737 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:37, was faster than 93% of the field.
Heerenveen gave the field time back: about 2:47 faster than the average race this season, by 767 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:44v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:41v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:45v median −1:10
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:43v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:50v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:43v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:43v median −1:19
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:09v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 732
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 732 women's teams who finished.