The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Utrecht 2025, Michel Klaasse crossed the line in 1:18:28: 35th of 102 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 3:10 more than the average race this season, going by 186 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:40v median −0:29
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 4:04v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:21v median −0:46
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:31v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 4:29v median −0:42
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 3:42v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 98
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 98 men who finished.