The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:17 at Heerenveen 2026 put Rianne Bakker & Shirley Blom 653rd of 737 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:24 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 2:47.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:34Running 1 6:47v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:49v median +1:05
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 7:29v median +1:34
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 7:12v median +1:12
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 8:08v median +2:03
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 7:44v median +1:44
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 7:45v median +1:43
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 8:25v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:24
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.