The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:40 at Utrecht 2025 put Matthijs Van Eijle 179th of 215 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:58. A harder second half: 2:19 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 8:56Running 1 4:33v median +0:15
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Block 02 11:21Running 2 4:48v median +0:05
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 5:18v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:15v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:21v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:28v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:28v median +0:19
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 4:33v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 207
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 207 men who finished.