The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Utrecht 2025, Damian Goes & Matthijs Bakker crossed the line in 1:01:06: 18th of 148 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:11, was faster than 93% of the field.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 1:44 more than the average race this season, going by 133 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:36v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 3:56v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:00v median −1:05
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Block 04 6:31Running 4 4:02v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:09v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:09v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:11v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 3:08v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 145
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 145 men's teams who finished.