The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kris Deneire took 3rd of 32 in the 50–54 age group at Utrecht 2025, in 1:19:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Utrecht ran slow: the 1,123 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 slower here than at their other races. 4:46 slower than at Belgium 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:16v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:31v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:53v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 4:56v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:18v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:56v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:01v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 3:48v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.