The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:29 at Utrecht 2025 put Sem Verbocht 91st of 102 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 32% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:16 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 9:16Running 1 4:44v median +0:35
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Block 02 14:36Running 2 5:13v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:32v median +0:25
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:50v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:50v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 07 17:41Running 7 5:42v median +0:31
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Block 08 17:46Running 8 4:47v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.