The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jesse Naaktgeboren at Utrecht 2025: 1:13:21, 137th of 1,337 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 95% 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. 0:24 slower than at Amsterdam 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:48v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:06v median −1:08
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:31v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 4:41v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:50v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:28v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:38v median −1:01
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 3:54v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
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.