The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Utrecht 2025, Marcel van Berkel crossed the line in 1:18:06: 274th of 1,337 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Utrecht ran slow: the 1,123 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:05v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 4:28v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 4:52v median −0:49
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 4:49v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:47v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:49v median −0:54
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:58v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 4:02v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.