The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:32 at Utrecht 2025 put Aaltwin Motshagen on the age-group podium: 3rd of 82 in the 45–49 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 71% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:06, ahead of 92% of the field.
Utrecht ran slow: the 1,123 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 slower here than at their other races. 2:04 slower than at Heerenveen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:34v median −1:14
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:52v median −1:22
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:15v median −1:26
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:15v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:24v median −1:27
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:24v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:15v median −1:24
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 3:27v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1291
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,291 men who finished.