The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lars De Bois finished 212th of 575 men in the Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:23:59, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:00 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:32 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. 1:48 faster than at Amsterdam 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:58v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:07v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:17v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:13v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:04v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:02v median −0:36
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 4:28v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.