The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian bestman finished 390th of 575 men in the Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:35:49.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:35. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Utrecht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:57v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 6:24v median +1:12
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Block 03 13:10Running 3 6:35v median +0:58
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:34v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:47v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:33v median +0:56
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:44v median +1:06
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 5:24v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.