The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Romaric Thiry & Marie Deneve at Utrecht 2025: 1:08:16, 40th of 701 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 71% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 4:23 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 95% of the field.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 1:15 more than the average race this season, going by 551 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:22v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:28v median −1:27
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:47v median −1:28
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:52v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:47v median −1:36
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:47v median −1:33
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:45v median −1:36
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Block 08 7:12Running 8 3:42v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 688
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 688 mixed teams who finished.